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Working with Older People, Vol.13, Dec. 2009, p. 41-44
Presents an overview of the current state of pension provision in the UK, looking particularly at the effects of the recession and its impact on women over 50.
A. Grice
The Independent, Dec. 9th 2009, p. 2
Alastair Darling is to delay a flagship scheme to allow 11 million workers to have personal pensions, aimed at ensuring low-paid workers not in a company scheme have an income in retirement on top of the basic pension. The scheme has been put on hold as the government announces pre-Budget spending cuts to protect budgets for schools, hospitals and the police.
B. Waine
Social Policy and Administration, vol. 43, 2009, p. 754-771
The New Labour government's policy on pensions has been driven by its perception that people are not saving enough for their retirement. It has responded by developing vehicles which make saving more attractive and by improving financial education to overcome perceived financial ignorance among citizens. This article argues that these strategies are seriously flawed. Individuals and families do not have the resources to devote to long-term savings, especially in defined contribution schemes where returns are not guaranteed. Moreover, financially literate investors, having been educated to recognise the problem of investment risks, are likely to act in rational ways and opt out of personal accounts.
R. Disney, C. Emmerson and G. Tetlow
Economic Journal, vol.119, issue 541, 2009, p. F517-F535
This report presents evidence that final salary pension schemes are significantly more generous in the public than the private sector. A public sector worker could expect that 25.5 percent on top of each year's salary would effectively be put into their eventual pension pot, but the equivalent proportion for a private sector employee is only 18.9%. This would mean that a state employee earning £30,000 would see a pension pot increase of £7,650 per year compared with only £5,670 under a private sector scheme. The difference is due partly to the fact that public sector workers, except those recruited in the past two years, can retire at 60, compared to a pension age of 65 in the private sector, and to the fact that state salaries tend to increase all the way up to retirement.


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If you're thinking of monetizing your blog or website then there are a few things that you need to keep in mind ranging from your options to different ideas that you can use to help you get profit on your site.
Consider Your Options
Firstly, the range of different options available need to be understood. One of them can be Affiliate Marketing, where you are paid not only if people visiting your website decide to view the ads but also when they decide to buy something from that website which has placed an advertisement. Another one might be Donations, where you can mention on your website how you're willing to accept them if anyone is willing to help out – although this doesn't have a high success rate if your website isn't that popular, but there's no harm in trying of course.
Some companies only pay however if people on your website click on the advertisements, and this can be comparatively less profitable. Another option includes selling your content. If it is well written and the information provided reliable, there is a high chance that you are going to profit from it. Paid reviews are another great way to earn money, where you are paid to write reviews about different products from different websites.
You Need Traffic
Secondly, it is important to keep in mind that your website needs to generate traffic at first, for it to make money. And this is only possible if the content available on your website is well written and easily accessible. People should want to read what is on the website at first, for them to later click on ads.
While content matters a great deal, entirely covering your website with advertisements is one thing which will not work in your favor. Monetizing your website is a long and slow process
It is important that you realize that placing a huge number of advertisements will not necessarily help you make a profit, and on the other hand it might drive people away because of the advertisements which make it difficult to access the content on your website, for which they were there in the first place.
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It would definitely be prudent to wait for your website to reach a certain number of clicks every day which will establish how popular it is and how many times it is accessed daily and then place advertisements. This process gives you a higher chance of earning more, as opposed to placing advertisements when your website does not generate that much traffic.[easyazon-image align="right" asin="1118199553″ locale="us" height="250″ src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H77G6txGL.jpg" width="165″]
But on the other hand, subtle monetization from the start can save you a lot of time later. There is actually no rule as to how much traffic you need to make money from a website and you should never come to any fast conclusions without solid proof first.
Also how will you learn what sells on your site if you hold off on monetization?
Monetizing more of your website comes in later, when you know what types of advertising and products go well. Following a website advertising checklist (following the rules) and gathering website experience always equals more earnings.
Lastly, all these methods might work but it is important to keep in mind that monetizing your website is not an easy job, and requires your time – for example updating your website every now and then to make sure the information is not outdated. As mentioned above, people need to visit the website and like the content on it, for it to be successful in the first place.

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The first WMass titles of Championship Week were handed out Thursday night when Holyoke and Westfield claimed their respective hockey crowns.
In the Division III title game an unlikely hero, sophomore Anthony Cagliostro, scored the overtime game winner, propelling Westfield past Longmeadow 2-1.
The Bombers will now play the Central Mass champ on Monday night at 5:30pm the DCU Center in Worcester.
Following Westfield's victory, Holyoke and Agawam took the ice in the Division IIIA title game. And while no championship is ever routine, it's beginning to feel that way when it comes to the Purple Knights.
Tyler Hersom's goal with 8:03 remaining secured Holyoke's 3-2 victory. Monday's DCU doubleheader will have Holyoke play the Central Mass champ at 7:30pm.
Of the four teams that played championship hockey at the Olympia on Thursday night, the team that you had to feel for was Agawam.
The Brownies have been so close, so many times in recent years. There was a locker room full of disappointed Agawam seniors last night. Especially when you consider this Agawam team handed Holyoke its only loss of the season.
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"We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge."
— John Naisbitt, American author
Want to read the latest inspection report for your child's daycare centre? Other provinces post such information online, but not Newfoundland and Labrador. Nor do we post nursing home inspection reports. — Thinkstock photo
The provincial government's Office of Public Engagement was unveiled with fanfare during a cabinet shuffle just over a year ago, on Oct. 19, 2012.
Its goals are laudable:
"(It) will ensure every department can launch effective, targeted and interactive public consultations, including social media and rich information resources," said Premier Kathy Dunderdale.
"The office will build on the existing strengths of current functions and co-ordinate the efforts of departments to increase access to information resources. It is a clear demonstration of our commitment to open, accountable and transparent government which includes pro-active disclosure of information to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador."
It has met that mandate in some ways — certainly no one can accuse the government of not holding public consultations (though whether they are the best way to garner public input is a subject worthy of debate; ask yourself: have you ever attended one? If not, why?).
The Office of Public Engagement has also posted some information online that was not easily accessible before: restaurant inspection reports (something the media had been pressing for for years prior); bridge inspection reports (again, thanks to media requests); orders in council (ditto); completed access to information reports (often based on media requests).
There's a host of documents available for your perusal on the Public Engagement website.
But when it comes to being proactive in its disclosure — for all its protestations that it is committed to being so — our province is trailing others when it comes to providing information that could affect the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable citizens.
Daycare due diligence
Some provinces, like Ontario, post daycare inspection reports online.
As CBC News in Windsor, Ont. reported on May 9, 2011: "The reports show whether there are enough staff and proper supervision at the centre. It will show whether a daycare stores medication and food properly. The centres are also judged on cleanliness and the safety of any equipment or furnishings and whether the centres conduct monthly fire drills."
Why did Ontario make the information available?
"We believe this is important information for families to have when choosing where they may want to investigate having their children go," said then education minister Leona Dombrosky.
We don't have access to that information here.
"Currently, reports from annual assessments and inspection reports for child-care centres located in Newfoundland and Labrador are not available online," said a spokeswoman for Child, Youth and Family Services. "However, child-care centres do receive a copy of these reports."
Somehow I can't see parents scouting for an appropriate daycare going around and asking to see inspection reports.
For the past two weeks I've been writing about long-term care, and there's a similar lack of information available to the public in that regard.
It's not that I'm hoping to find infractions — I've just been looking for the kind of information readily available in other provinces; things like online inspection reports from nursing homes, and satisfaction surveys from long-term care staff, residents and family members.
All about transparency
Saskatchewan recently reviewed its nursing homes and publicized the results in a report that highlights examples of excellent care as well as areas where improvement is needed.
When contacted by The Telegram, Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan was candid about why his province felt the need to conduct such a sweeping review:
"We had heard concerns about the state of seniors care in a number of ways," he wrote via email.
"There were issues raised during previous reviews of the health system. … There were also concerns raised to my ministry and through the legislature. … The issues being raised varied from region to region and facility to facility. In some facilities, the quality and variety of the meals were a big issue. In others, staffing levels and care concerns were top of mind for people. We also heard concerns about safety, aging infrastructure and resident mix (meaning having older, fragile residents living alongside younger residents).
"I felt it was necessary for the (health authority) CEOs to take a good look at the facilities under their watch and get a sense of what is working for residents, families and staff within special care homes and what isn't."
Why did Saskatchewan make the findings public?
"Our goal was to be as transparent as possible," Duncan said.
"We want the people who took the time and had the courage to share their concerns to see that we're paying attention and we're committed to addressing these problems. The trend is certainly moving toward increased transparency in the area of seniors care, and if we were to do another review of this nature, we would likely go a similar route."
This fall, Duncan said the government of Saskatchewan will introduce amendments to legislation that would permit the public reporting of inspection results of privately operated personal care homes.
"Increased transparency will help the public when selecting a home and it will also provide increased incentive for operators to provide the best care possible," he said.
When it comes to information about personal care homes and long-term care facilities on the Office of Public Engagement's website, look under "Proactive Disclosures" and you'll find listings, complete with addresses and phone numbers.
Frankly, I could find that much in the phone book.
Now, our provincial government may point out that there are other provinces that don't post nursing home and daycare centre inspection reports online either.
True enough.
But why can't we — if not lead the way — at least be quick to follow?
Pam Frampton is a columnist and The Telegram's associate managing editor. Email email@example.com.
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Mr. Figura: I have a camp in Chaumout Bay. The water levels this spring are at an all time LOW of 2 feet less than normal. My new dock system, boat lift and 21 ft sea ray are no longer useable in this body of water. Unless - i push the system out into the bay 100 ft. I do not want to do this as it becomes a safety hazard for passing small fishing boats. The public launch and Long Point State Park or Chaumout public launch are not useable for launching larger boats due to low waters and short-loading ramps.
Why has the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority left the Lake Ontario water levels at 2 feet below normal spring time levels. In the fall they lower the lake levels before Labor Day weekend consequently ruining boating for larger craft and making use of docks in shallow bays impossible! In the spring normal practice is to raise the Lake Ontario water levels. THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE THIS YEAR!
I have talked to the Region #6 DEC office and they also are very upset with this problem as the spring fish spawning runs are jeopardy in some creeks due to low water levels.
Why has this "unsafe' low water level decision been made?
Will the water levels be raised for proper and safe use of water craft this summer or ever again?
DEC office indicated they were told the water level is to be raised 8 inches per month . This has not yet started and even if they do the water levels in will be lowered starting in July. So the summer boating season may be lost ! I am sure this applies all over Lake Ontario in most shallow water bays.
PS: There appears to be a five-year trend going on where the high-water mark each spring is lower every year and the time interval that it is at this high level is shorter every year!
I have attached a picture of the low water levels for your insight. The placement of the boat lift as shown in the picture was deep enough to use last summer! It is now barely 2 feet deep!
Historic Lake Ontario water levels
» The depth of Lake Ontario this month is about 1 foot below normal -- 244.6 feet in April vs. a historical average of 245.7 feet. It might seem like a drastic difference from last year, however, when April saw a depth of 246.47 feet. The lowest monthly lake level was recorded in 1935, at 242.9 feet. Check it out for yourself at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Water Levels website.


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Artist Growth Raises $2M to Help Musicians Make a Real Living
A Nashville startup founded by singer-songwriter Matt Urmy, Artist Growth, has raised a total of $2 million in seed and Series A financing, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned. Its Web and mobile apps help musicians and their support staff manage their careers, end to end.
Urmy said he was inspired to build Artist Growth by his own frustrations as a touring musician.
"Reporting and getting paid royalties for your work and performances was this cumbersome process, spread across too many disconnected apps that didn't feel good," he says.
He also observed that while traveling the country and performing, musicians don't have time to research which radio stations they should call up, venues they should try to play, and where they can connect with a potential new fan base.
While Urmy used to make his living from music, he set his artistic career aside, mostly, when he had a son, now six years old. "I needed to have things like health care and life insurance," he recalls.
Prior to starting Artist Growth, he went into health care, moving from a job as a patient transporter, into research, eventually landing a data analyst role at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute. "With a day job, I still toured two weekends a month, year-round, raising my son as a single father," he says.
Entrepreneurship is even more hectic; Urmy only gets about six hours of time a week to play guitar, sing and write songs. He used to play six hours a day. His instrument of choice was custom-built by his father Norm Urmy, the luthier behind Red Mountain Guitars.
With Matt Urmy's little spare time, he is putting the finishing touches on an album produced by "Cowboy" Jack Clement, who brought artists like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Louis Armstrong and Townes Van Zandt to fame, and who penned Americana classics like "Ballad of a Teenage Queen."
A move into the startup scene is not the only thing that delayed the release of Urmy's record. Cowboy Jack's home and studio burned down in 2011, and with it, irreplaceable recordings of sessions dating back to the '60s.
"His tapes melted, tragically, but we sent whatever we could–mangled, burnt hard drives–to a data recovery service that luckily rescued our work. I'm adding a song called 'Out of the Ashes,' which I wrote for Jack," says Urmy, "but the record is due out in June this year."
Last week, at the interactive and music festival South by Southwest, Urmy attended "strictly for business," and didn't perform. "I've had to learn to channel my creative energy into business. It's not an easy transformation," the chief executive says.
Artist Growth's software costs up to $10 a month per entertainer, and allows each one to have multiple users associated with an account–from the people who work at "merch tables," to press reps and tour managers.
The app analyzes data from the social Web, including networks like Facebook, Twitter and streaming music services like Spotify, to guide musicians to reach fans or new audiences online and off. It also allows musicians to report their playlists "with two clicks from a mobile phone," says Urmy, to performing rights organizations.
Among Artist Growth's partners are ASCAP and BMI, which track and pay artists and composers royalties due for live performances of their songs in bars, clubs, dining establishments or other music venues.
The startup's Series A and seed funding came from individual, Nashville-area investors: Harry Jacobson, a serial entrepreneur, enterprise technology and health-care investor; Mark Montgomery, co-founder of echomusic; guitar builder Joe Glaser; veteran label executive Joe Galante; and John Curtis, CEO of Quotient Solutions.
Jacobson expects the six-employee Artist Growth to increase its user base, and the time users spend using the app each week in 2013. He also expects the company's annualized revenue to surpass $5 million this year. "There's potential to use this software for project management, clinical trials, and in a number of other verticals beyond music," Jacobson believes.
Next week, the company plans to release the latest version of its Web and mobile apps.
Write to Lora Kolodny at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at @lorakolodny
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Campbell, Designers Team up for Fashion for Relief
September 23, 2005
Naomi Campbell, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Beyoncé and a catwalk full of fashion A-listers came together last week to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina through a special fashion show called Fashion for Relief.
"Personally, my first modeling job at 15 was for British magazine, British Elle in fact," Campbell recalled. "It was on location in New Orleans. I think everybody has been affected by this. Something that is nature's force, you've got to help."
Fashion for Relief, which Campbell created, includes an online charity auction, in which you can bid on your favorite designer clothes, all for a good cause.
"Every single thing that we wore you can go on today and bid," Campbell said. "Every outfit, Mark Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, every designer you can think of. Then we've got the official shirt, thank you Mr. Ralph Lauren. It's going to be in every Polo shop worldwide. And all the funds from this go to Fashion for Relief."
The charity-fashion show was the final event of New York City's Fashion Week and the night even included a surprise performance by Beyoncé.
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Bremerton Red Cross volunteer relives hurricane experience
Tracee Dunn sat in a hotel room in Louisiana while Hurricane Ike battered the region in early September.
The American Red Cross volunteer was one of 19 people from the Red Cross West Sound Chapter to travel to the region after Hurricane Gustav hit in September. Shortly after that, Hurricane Ike battered the already-ravaged region.
Dunn, of East Bremerton, left for Baton Rouge, La. Sept. 4. She then traveled to New Orleans and finally landed in the southeastern part of the state in Houma, La.
"I was very excited to go help," Dunn said.
It was Dunn's first deployment as a Red Cross volunteer and although she was excited to help the people in the region, she was nervous about what the conditions would be like once she arrived in Louisiana.
"It could be stuff (that was) not so bad to holy cow," she said.
Dunn asked her co-workers at the Red Cross' Bremerton office tons of questions before she deployed, but she said the other Red Cross volunteers in Louisiana really showed her the ropes.
"All the people down there were super great, so that helped a lot," Dunn said.
She worked in mass care sheltering while in Louisiana. She worked in four different shelters, the largest of which housed almost 200 people.
"I would help open shelters, close shelters, run shelters," Dunn said. "It's just like running your house except on a much larger scale."
She said the people in need of aid were "amazing" and she enjoyed helping them. She said they would help keep the shelters clean and take care of one another.
"The clients were so thankful. They wanted to do everything they could to show their appreciation," she said. "It turned into a little community."
Dunn became close with some of the clients, including a young family of three, the Browns. The Brown family, consisting of a young mother, father and their 10- or 11-month-old son, lived in Houma. After they were evacuated as Hurricane Gustav threatened the region, a tree crashed through their trailer. Their home was then flattened to the ground after Hurricane Ike hit.
Dunn said she still talks to the Browns and they are living with a family member until they get back on their feet.
"They were so sweet. I really miss them," she said.
She spent the last eight days of her deployment working in health services.
"If people had a headache, we'd help them get Tylenol," Dunn said. "We took blood pressures. We'd just see what we could do to help them and comfort them."
Dunn slept on a cot all but two days of her deployment. On her day off, she stayed in a hotel and experienced Hurricane Ike firsthand. She never experienced anything like it before and the hurricane was both loud and quiet at the same time.
"After Gustav hit there was a pretty good amount of damage, but after Ike hit it was bad, really bad," Dunn said. "I'd never seen anything like that before."
She said she's glad she had the opportunity to travel to Louisiana and help people affected by the hurricanes.
"Nobody prays for disaster, but when you can go out and help people who experience this all the time, it feels good," Dunn said. "I really appreciated being able to go."
As for future deployments, Dunn said she's ready and willing to deploy with the Red Cross again if necessary.
"Definitely. They have my number," she said with a smile.
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March 27, 2006 -- CoWare, Inc. has announced its new Virtual Platform product family that will enable the company to expand into the software development market. The CoWare Virtual Platform product family delivers new tools and technologies that support the creation, distribution, and use of virtual hardware platforms for device software development and validation. Virtual hardware platforms are models of the device hardware and the environment they evolve in, and are suitable for the development and validation of an entire device software stack up to the application level. The solution is integrated with and supports the CoWare platform-driven ESL strategy.
As CoWare points out, traditional software development and validation solutions have either been non-representative of the device hardware, too slow, available too late, or have not provided enough hardware controllability and observability. Virtual hardware platforms provide fast execution speed, scalability, early availability, unprecedented hardware controllability, observability, determinism, and easy distribution. By using virtual hardware platforms, software developers and development teams can reap the benefits of an earlier start to device software development and validation, improved productivity, and lower development costs.
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United Way of Hunterdon County would like to thank the 52 volunteers helped individuals and families file 1,000-plus tax returns through its IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Not only did clients receive more than $1.25 million in tax refunds, they saved approximately $202,000 in preparation fees. The free tax preparation program, supported in part through an IRS grant, is one of the many ways United Way is working to improve lives in our community by helping ALICE – those who are Asset Limited Income Constrained and Employed. ALICE works hard to survive in Hunterdon County and United Way volunteers work hard to help them because they can relate to the difficulties faced by ALICE.
As one recipient of the service stated, "The volunteers are very professional - they take their time with you to explain things you don't know." Almost half of the clients served said they would use their refunds to pay off existing debt and/or bolster their savings.
"United Way of Hunterdon County is dedicated to investing in improving lives as well as encouraging volunteerism as a way of life and this program exemplifies both of those goals," explains Board of Trustees President, Joe DePinto.
United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on income, health and education. These are the building blocks for a good life - a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.
The goal is to invest in improving lives in Hunterdon County by creating long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place.
For more information about United Way of Hunterdon County, visit uwhunterdon.org.


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So who do you think is going to win on "Top Chef" and why?
I think Carla has a very good chance to win, as she shows the judges time after time that she is all about clean flavors and classical techniques with a twist. Stefan's technique is great, but his giant ego has gotten on my last nerve. And Hosea keeps flubbing up when the pressure's on.


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Murder: By Reason of Insanity
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A violent man (Jürgen Prochnow) fakes improvement for a psychiatrist (Eli Wallach) as a way to earn a pass to visit his wife (Candice Bergen).
Cast: Candice Bergen, Jürgen Prochnow, Eli Wallach, Héctor Elizondo, Wendy Crewson, Tom Everett, Clark Johnson, Lee Kessler
Director: Anthony Page
Genres: Docudrama


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How to re-press pressed powder
With apologies to my male readers: Today's post is uncharacteristically girly (and truly random). But perhaps you'll want to read anyway, in case you ever need to cheer up a dejected woman who has accidentally smashed her expensive makeup to smithereens.
A few years ago, I was ecstatic to find a pressed powder light enough for my Casper-like complexion. Still, I had two complaints: First, it was expensive; and second, I hated how a little bit of powder would always cling to the almost-empty compact, just out of my brush's reach. It seemed like such a waste to throw out that last bit of powder …
But a few months ago a makeup-artist friend taught me a nifty trick, which has already saved me $60. Disclaimer: I can't guarantee that it will work for all brands/formulas of pressed powder. Still … if you have some slivers that you're going to toss anyway, it's worth a shot.
What you'll need for this experiment:
• Leftover bits of pressed powder
• An X-acto knife
• A small spatula
• A small custard bowl
• Some isopropyl alcohol
Step 1
Using the X-acto knife, scrape the powder remnants from several compacts into the small bowl. Pulverize any large chunks of powder with the knife.
Step 2
Add a bit of alcohol, and stir to create a paste (shoot for roughly the consistency of toothpaste). Stir until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps. Don't worry if it seems a bit too runny; it'll take longer to dry, but it won't make a difference otherwise.
Step 3
Spread the paste into one of the empty compacts. Don't worry too much about trying to make it smooth.
Step 4
Gently tap the compact against the table several times, to remove air bubbles.
Step 5
Let the compact rest for about an hour. Touch the powder with your fingertip. If the paste is still wet and the powder sticks to your finger, check back in another hour. Repeat as necessary. (Hint: The powder below is still *way* too moist.)
Step 6
Once the powder no longer sticks to your fingertip, you're ready to set it. Place a paper towel over the powder and press down gently, with steady pressure. Don't worry if the paper blots up a bit of the alcohol.
Step 7
Remove the paper towel and let the compact sit overnight so the powder can fully dry. Voilà! You now have a brand-new (if somewhat handmade-looking) pressed-powder compact. This technique works with most eyeshadows as well, by the way.
So there you have it … another truly random HeatherBlog post. As always, back with something completely different tomorrow!
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7 Responses to "How to re-press pressed powder"
Are you using MAC pressed powder?
Thanks for this though I'm too lazy to go through all those steps. I usually take something sharp and pointy and loosen the powder. It might shave a few minutes off your process. Thanks, Heather!


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Our firm traces its origins back to 1908. It changed its name to become George Bourne Packham & Bowen with the election to the partnership in 1946 of The Hon Lionel Bowen and Robert Packham. The Hon Lionel Bowen was a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1990 (Kingsford Smith). He was a Minister in the Whitlam government from 1973 to 1975 and a Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1990 and Attorney General from 1984 to 1990. He was an Honorary Consultant to our firm until December 2011.
In 2004, Chris Shaw formed Shaw Reynolds Lawyers to service the property industry. Chris was formerly a partner of Phillips Fox solicitors, a director of Andersen legal and a senior associate with Allen Allen & Hemsley. He specialises in property development law. He is an adviser to many of the property industry's major developers. He is a member of the Law Society of NSW, the Property Council of Australia's Planning Committee, a member of the Land and Environment Court Users Committee and a member of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects' Practice Committee.
In 2007, we merged with the successor to George Bourne, Packham & Bowen, another property, local government and planning firm and in October 2012, the firm reverted back to Shaw Reynolds Lawyers.
Shaw Reynolds Lawyers is a specialist Property development, Local Government, Environment and Planning law firm. It also provides legal services and expertise in areas of Administrative, Property, Corporate and Contract Law. Our services include:
Our clients range from local government authorities to state government authorities to private developers and fund managers.
We specialise in matters involving Land and Environment Court litigation, complex conveyancing, leasing, commercial property development, the Local Government area, commercial and corporate contracts, dispute resolution and litigation.
We have over the years assembled a team whose individual qualifications and specialist knowledge enable the firm to provide a complete service to our clients.
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We have assembled a team whose individual qualifications and specialist knowledge enable us to provide a complete service to our clients
Amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 ("the Act")and Home Building Regulation 2004 ("Regulation")have been introduced in NSW through the Home Building Amendment Bill 2014 ("the Bill"). The Bill was assented to on 5 June 2014 but the commencement date has yet to be announced.
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Comic-Con 2013: 'Wonderland' gets a 'Lost' connection
"Once Upon A Time in Wonderland" kicked off its panel with a screening of footage from the new spin-off. Like the series it's based upon, "Wonderland" tweaks stories we all know and love, in this case "Alice in Wonderland." And like "Once Upon A Time," it seemed the 19-minute presentation already has fans sucked in, eager to see more.
In the presentation, we see that Alice is an adult who ends up in an insane asylum, where doctors offer her a "cure." Though unnamed, it seems like a lousy option. Still, Alice accepts the offer because her heart is broken -- in Wonderland she met Cyrus, a genie she loved and tragically lost. But when the Knave of Hearts and the White Rabbit come to rescue her from the asylum with promising news about Cyrus, Alice gleefully beats the hell out of the guards (and snaps one guy's neck with her legs) to free herself. This Alice is clearly not a sweet little schoolgirl but one tough cookie.
After the screening, creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz as well as executive producer Zach Estrin joined stars Sophie Lowe (Alice) Peter Gadiot (Cyrus), Michael Socha (Knave of Hearts) and Emma Rigby (Red Queen) to the stage.
When asked about casting the show, Horowitz joked, "I really wanted to play Alice, and the network said no. "
"The cast of 'Once' is so fantastic, we wanted to find who are the people who can embody these roles. As you can see, we just went to England and Australia," Kitsis added.
While we met one villain (the Red Queen) in the segment, Kitsis said, "We're going to add one more villain, a very very evil villain." After Horowitz said that, as the show goes deeper into the genie mythology, that villain will be Jafar. Shortly afterwards, they asked Naveen Andrews (Sayid on "Lost") to come onto the stage.
"We knew we wanted Naveen to play [Jafar], so we said, let's save it for Comic-Con." Kitsis said, grinning impishly.
The creators also tried to give people an idea of what the show would look and feel like. "It's going to be very frightening Wonderland," Kitsis said.
Horowitz also explained that the show will be a "complete close-ended story" each season.
Lowe briefly explained was it was like to play Alice ("I'm really excited to play such a strong woman"), while Gadiot also shared his thoughts.
"I think it's just really exciting [to play a genie]. It's an amalgamation of different characters we've seen, but it's new and in a way I'm the first Cyrus, I hope."
While the relationship between the Knave of Hearts and Alice is unclear in the segment, what is obvious is that they have a history. "In the world of 'Once' we like our mashups. We will find out the Knave's backstory leads to the Enchanted Forrest. So we'll get into that in the series."
Also, take notice of the Red Queen. "There's a lot more we want to reveal about her," Horowitz said.
"When I see her use magic, it makes me wonder if she spent time with the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland," Kitsis hinted. We'll also learn a lot more about Alice. "Our intention is to tell you a complete story, why she went to Wonderland, who here father is, how she ended up in the asylum, how Jafar ended up in Wonderland. All killer, no filler.
When the floor was thrown to fan questions, one audience member asked if there would be a gay character at some point in these imaginary worlds. "There will be a gay character at some point in this universe, but we want to do it right, and show you that we respect love," Kitsis said.
And while the Mad Hatter is on "Once Upon A Time," and Sebastian Stan is busy with superhero movies, Horowitz said, "The door is always open to him. He's very busy right now but we would love to include him.
Another exciting reveal? "We're going to see the Cheshire Cat," Kitsis said. "Once Upon A Time in Wonderland will premiere Oct. 10.


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So how do Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, two of the biggest- and most photographed- movie stars on the planet, stay grounded? Well, based on what Angelina says, the realities of being human and parents come into play. Angelina explained:
"The great thing about having a bunch of kids is they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop! We have a very normal, very grounded home. And we're friends, and we have a laugh with our kids.
"And we don't pay attention to this [celebrity] view of ourselves. We don't buy those magazines, we don't watch those TV shows. We just shut it out. We just explain to our kids that people like to take pictures of people who make movies. And that's all it is. It's not anything special about mommy and daddy – we just happen to make movies."
That sounds like a great strategy to me. Parenting kids does keep it real, doesn't it?
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WEST LONG BRANCH – An Eatontown man was charged with a series of bomb threats made last weekend at Buy Buy Baby, Chuck E. Cheese and Taco Bell, all located at a Route 36 shopping plaza, police said Tuesday.
Kristopher Thomas, 21, was charged with false public alarm Monday. He was an employee at Chuck E. Cheese at the time of the threats and is a former employee at the other two stores, Chief Lawrence Mihlon said in a news release.
"This was solved with good old-fashioned police work, technology and a lot of teamwork," Milhon said.
Thomas allegedly called in a threat at the Buy Buy Baby store to 9-1-1 on Sunday around 1:25 p.m. Police evacuated the stores in the Consumer Center plaza and multiple agencies responded to search the area. The threat was unfounded, police said.
The next day around 9:40 a.m. the Buy Buy Baby store received another threat and the shopping center was again evacuated, police said. The shopping center was reopened after a search.
Precautions were also taken, and no one with a bag or package that could hide an explosive device was allowed in the store, according to Mihlon.
"Anticipating more calls and the possibility the suspect was watching law enforcement responses, subsequent bomb threats were handled according to specific guidelines," Mihlon said.
About four hours later another threat was called into the Buy Buy Baby store, around 2:20 p.m. and the store was again evacuated and the area was searched, authorities said.
One hour after the previous threat, about 3:20 p.m., Chuck E. Cheese received a threat followed by another one at Taco Bell, police said. Both of these threats also required evacuations.
In all instances no devices were found, police said.
West Long Branch Police Detectives Michael Paolantonio and Jeff Hanlon, with the assistance of the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office investigated. Thomas was arrested on Monday, Mihlon said.
Thomas was charged with four counts of false public alarm and was being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution on $100,000 cash bail with no 10 percent option.
"Causing public alarm with bomb threats is serious business. We can be thankful no one was injured by this extreme act," Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.
A motive in the case was not specified and a call was not immediately returned Tuesday night.
U.S. Park Police K-9 Unit, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office K-9 Units, Long Branch Police Department, West Long Branch Fire, West Long Branch First Aid and the township's Office of Emergency Management assisted at the scenes.


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Pakistan: Failed to Fragile
Pakistan, Failed to Fragile
Pakistan, nemesis in chief, trouble-maker du jour, now holds the dubious distinction in the South Asian subcontinent, of holding the 10th position in the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's annual Fragile State's Index (previously known as Failed State's Index), for the year 2014. Surprising? Not really. But one wonders how this all came to be. After all, the only countries to outdo Pakistan in this regard are South Sudan, Central African Republic, Sudan, Congo, Chad, Afghanistan, Yemen and Haiti. And for those familiar with the nation-state-country theory, the birth of Pakistan poses a rather esoteric question. What came first?
To answer this, we can begin on familiar ground, with the reasons leading up to the "Two-Nation-Theory" and its eventual culmination in the Partition of India, in 1947. Pakistan, as we know today, was the state created by Jinnah and his colleagues from the Muslim League, purely as a counter narrative to their perception of the "Hindu nation" problem. While the erstwhile Bharat under British rule fought for its Independence riding on a strong nationalist movement, post 1947, the state that was born under this nationalistic fervor was a largely unified one, in spite of its strong diversity in religion, language and culture.
On the other hand, the formation of the state of Pakistan was served up as an antidote to the dominance of Hindus in the political movement of India, aided to some extent by communal violence instigated by fundamentalist forces operating in both religions, as well as by the apparent cultural differences between people of the two communities as brought out by Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan, the chief proponent of the "Two Nation Theory". Thus was put together the provinces that provided the acronym Pakistan, namely Punjab, Afghania (NWFP), Kashmir, Indus, Sind and Baluchistan, a geographic entity whose people had little or nothing in common apart from the only explainable cohesive force- Islam. And here within this flawed beginning lies the crux of the problem, Pakistan was a state before it was a nation, and a country born from this state. It was an almost forceful grouping of diverse groups of people and geographic areas on a purely religious bond, one that hadn't yet derived an nationalistic identity for itself.
While drawing a comparison to Pakistan's neighbor and long-time obsession, India, it is a simple juxtaposition that seeks to explain the lapse of State actors within Pakistan, that have failed to provide it with a national identity, 68 years post its founding. While Jinnah assured that Pakistan would be a secular state, a country for all, it wasn't until 1973 that the nexus between the State, Mullah and the Military allowed for a Constitution to be written. In stark contrast the Indian Constitution was framed in the open by it's Constituent Assembly, and came into effect in 1950, inculcated with the already accepted Western principles of Democracy, Equality, Liberty and Secularity. It is with Z A Bhutto, however, that we moved from Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a state completely incongruous to the identity envisioned by it's beloved Quaid-i-Azam. This drastic departure was further solidified and marked by the beginning of the Zia-ul-Haq period in Pakistan's history, who managed quite exemplarily to speed up Pakistan's transition from the 20th century back into the medieval ages. A most regressive leader, he introduced medieval style punishments ranging from public floggings and cutting of hands, to bringing in draconian laws that had the mandatory requirement of having two male or four female witnesses in the crime of rape. Simply put, Zia-ul-Haq's Pakistan was radicalized beyond recognition, and one that had little to do with the Pakistan espoused by the Quaid-i-Azam. Pakistan was more confused now than ever before with its identity, principles and purpose.
Apart from Islam, if anything at all kept Pakistan bound together through these decades, it is the issue of Kashmir and the endless focus on its border with India. Pakistan fought three wars with India, and while India's priorities shifted to the economic upliftment of it's people, Pakistan's vision lay with its future defense needs. Paradoxically, it's the "Hindu nation" India that seems to have equipped its Muslims better, and continues to outpace and outrun its neighbor on nearly all fronts. As it stands today, Pakistan presents a chimeric nation of the Two Nation theory, one that shows no signs of resolving its historical conundrum; a Nation preceded by State, and followed by Country.
-Poonam Ravindranath
Who to sue? The $2 trillion Jihad blame game: Obama awaits dick-slapping Maliki in Face
(Part 2 of the Mid-East GoT) After spending $2 trillion in Iraq, I examine who we should sue and how much we each get back now that they fucked it all up in a mere 2 years. Obama and co. blame Maliki and are looking forward to dick-slapping him in the face (likely using Kerry or Hillary as a surrogate). Cheney and co. blame Obama for the debacle in Iraq, Syria, Benghazi, Egypt as well as his mother for giving birth to him.
Former-VP Dick Cheney has been especially vocal over the current chaos in the middle east, since he had absolutely nothing to do with it. And Lindsey Graham and John McCain also have begun beating the war drums in recent days, chastising the president for not leaving a contingent of 20-30k troops and advocating sending in more special
forces operatives (apparently there's a big difference).
What neo-cons haven't commented on is that it was actually Bush who agreed to a troop withdrawal in 2011, which Obama extended for 6 months. And the US couldn't leave troops behind because Maliki and local leaders refused to grant them immunity from prosecution. And what Obama refuses to acknowledge is back in 2011, he touted total troop withdrawal as a success and even depended on this for his 2008 campaign. Now this Obama "success" is actually Maliki's failure according to the administration. Does that mean that they agree on keeping a contingent there was the right thing to do? Probably not, because Obama and Cheney are not physically able to agree on anything.
Iraqi Democracy. Out of the frying pan…
Both republicans and democrats
agree don't disagree on one thing though – Maliki is a dipshit. The US went through great pains to recruit Sunnis, Shias and Kurds to fight for a stable Iraq and left Iraq whole, with a decimated Al-Qaeda by 2011. After securing power, Maliki broke all his promises of an inclusive Iraq; immediately purging military ranks and government offices of Sunnis and went back to the tried and true style of nepotism. Sunni's have been illegally arrested, tortured and have languished in Iraqi jails without trial. Reliance on radical shia militias have further persecuted Sunnis.
Now this dick, wants the big bad US back in his backyard (but not too much) to stop the havoc he himself caused with his inept military leaders and enraging a population. So far is his desperation, that he is now willing to reach out to Sunnis to request their help in beating themselves into submission.
You must be asking: So if leaving the troops there was the right answer, why is sending back in a long-term 30k strong army the wrong answer? Whats the correct path forward? And for more importantly than any current or future action, who am I supposed to blame (on the off chance I have no political affliation)?
Neo-con militia member: Obama mishandled all our hard earned gains. African Muslim terrorist, can you show me your birth certificate? Benghazi.(translated from hick)
Bleeding-heart liberal: GWB. WMD. 'nuff said. (Abbreviated from 10 pages of irrelevant crimes against minorities)
Right answer: Truth is the contingency probably wouldn't have made a difference anyway. If Maliki was going to allow them to leave anyway, he could've happily kept doing what he was doing angering a massive swathe of the population flaming the fire for ISIS. ISIS which started in Syria would have moved to Iraq anyway. Lets say we wanted US troops stationed there to fight ISIS in Tikrit, you'd think there's no reason we shouldn't send in more troops now and take it back.
Except now its a political game where the US would be giving direct military support of another sectarian autocrat, instead of just supplying them arms and money (directly or covertly) – like we did with Saddam Hussein, Mubarak, Musharraf, the Saudis, the afghan taliban and mujaheddin just to name a couple off the top of my head. So Maliki screwed up because he needed us, far more than we needed him. Obama screwed up because he either didn't realize he should convince him (far worse) or couldn't (possibly Hillary or Kerry's fault).
So who do we blame? The politicians may not agree but I think we can all agree there is plenty of blame to go around. The intelligence agencies for being so stupid, Bush and Cheney for starting a pointless war (unless it was about oil), Bremmer and Rumsfeld for screwing it up, Maliki and his administration for causing turmoil and Obama and Hillary for being bitches in the face of evil and also botching the status-of-forces agreement. I have named 8 people, but suing the federal government is far more lucrative.
Since I am an egalitarian, I propose to sue with interest to pay back those who paid in (fair is fair). Since the federal government has collected tax receipts of $25 trillion since 2003, this amounts to returning a check for 8% of the total amount of taxes each payee paid each year compounded by 4% per annum. This amounts to about 12% of your tax liability in 2003. Corporate America will receive about 40% of this total refund. The wealthiest 10% of individuals will receive about 35%. The poor will even get back about about 0.7%. I urge everyone to dig up their taxes and contact their congressman.
The Middle-East Game of Thrones, Oil and the Nuclear-based Peace Prize
Summer is coming. And the middle east, as usual, is in complete chaos.
IMDB synopsis:
2011: Amidst political considerations in America and Iraq, the US quits Iraq after decimating the terrorists known as Al-qaeda.
Three years later…
2014: ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) has now taken control of Mosul and Tikrit in Iraq as well as major parts of eastern Syria. The US backed Iraqi leader, Nouri Al-Malki is quickly losing control and taking support of the Iranian based Qud's force and militias, their previously sworn-enemy. Iranian backed Hezbollah is fighting for Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, hoping to form a Shiite crescent over Syria, Iraq and Iran and quell the Sunni insurgency. Saudia Arabia and gulf coast monarchies are supporting armed militants against Assad and most probably Iraq. Kurdish separatists in north Iraq are supporting Iraqi troops in fleeing ISIS but are on the verge of declaring independence. Meanwhile ISIS militants have taken 80 Turks hostages and millions of refugees have left for Jordan and Lebanon. The US and Russia stand on the sidelines as the carnage continues…
Meanwhile, the rest of us wonder how this will impact our gasoline prices. Oil has spike to an all time high with oil rich Kurdistan stalled, Libya under rule of various non-gov backed militias ad Sudan and South-Sudans ill-brokered peace
And under this backdrop, I humbly stand on the shoulders of Giants with my proposed peace deal. Sakharov, the Soviet inventor of thermonuclear weapons was awarded the peace prize in 1975. Edward Teller, the US inventor of the hydrogen bomb proposed Operation Swords to Plowshares to use nukes for geo-forming the environment and creating man-made harbors and most importantly oil extraction pits.
And so in the shadow of Obama, the EU, Al Gore, Arafat, Menacham Begin, Henry Kissinger and all other exemplary Nobel Peace Prize winners, I propose WFP, a means of ensuring peace in the Middle East. Under Wastelands-For-Peace we Nuke a 25 mile wide line along each border in the middle east. This 25 mile "green" zone will be a place where all nationalities can peacefully non-cohabitate.
Good fences build good neighbors and all ethnicities can safely keep to themselves to reap the immense benefits of intrabreeding. The beauty of it is that this can be almost universally applied: India/Pakistan/Afghanistan, Congo/Rwanda, Ukraine/Russia, Israel/Palestine to name a few. Even illegal immigration can be solved; if any Americans try illegally crossing into Mexico, they will be ensured a very excruciating radioactive death.
I am sure some of you are appalled. You must be thinking how will we get the oil out then? Don't worry. I additionally propose a black zone in which all oil flows underground through this oil corridor. All other green zones need continual maintenance to keep the radiation levels up.
Others of you wonder how I plan to deal with the Gaza strip which is only 11km wide against Israel. Sorry, the rules have already been made. Some sacrifices are necessary for world peace.
I plan on submitting a petition to https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create.
I hope all of you will join me in this crusade for world peace. Only then can Civil wars truly be civil.
(Picture happily stolen from WSJ)
Senate Calls State Department Moron not Liar in Benghazi Attacks
With astounding 20/20 hindsight, the Senate Intelligence Committee has called the attacks on the US Embassy in Benghazi 16 months ago preventable if they had beefed up their security. They also confirmed that the attack was "opportunistic" and involved multiple militants including some from terrorist organizations.
While most Americans are thinking "No shit, Sherlock", there are some nuances that finally give some real answers to the attack which burnt the embassy and CIA annex and left 4 dead. What is quite impressive is they were quite willing to throw our late diplomat Christopher Stevens under the bus, blaming him for repeatedly denying extra security measures in the face of overwhelming intelligence from the CIA, months before the attacks. They also point to the perpetrators of the attack, who are still at large.
*Whoosh* If you weren't in a bubble, think back to Sept 2012 when our National Security Advisor went on TV claiming that a retarded internet video called "Innocence of Muslims" caused the attacks on the embassy. Obama came out and downplayed the role of terrorism (even though he technically mentioned it). Many of us with absolutely no knowledge of the events on the grounds asked a few simple questions and weren't given answers for the longest time. It went something like this:
Old me: Okay, You're telling me this extremely poorly produced internet clip that was released more than SIX MONTHS AGO, caused a SPONTANEOUS mob of AK-47 and RPG wielding protestors that were NOT TERRORISTS, to decide on SEPTEMBER THE ELEVENTH to make a concerted attack on the embassy and MORTAR a SECRET CIA compound?
Administration: Yes.
Old me: Do tell.
Administration: That's our best intelligence at this time. We will update you as soon as people starting forgetting.
For the people who stopped to think for a second, the mind-numbing "talking points" crusade which espoused those exact sentiments from the Administration and the subsequent mind-numbing "talking points" crucifixion led by Senate republicans and straight up lying FOX news (see below), left a substantial number of Americans saying wtf? and srsly?
According to the Senate report now, these talking points were not lying per say but were quite unintelligent coming from the intelligence community. The report states that the attacks had nothing to do with the youtube video in contrast to the months long NYT investigation which says that it did. Also they claim that there were links to terrorist organizations, which the NYT claims is true, but is only somewhat related to the attack (New headline: NYT Calls Senate Intelligence Committee Stupid?)
Apparently, the old me was only partially an idiot, and there is a reasonable answer for all the sarcastic remarks in caps.
1) Terrorist kill Americans (and other less important people) over all sorts of stupid stuff. Case in point those Danish Cartoons with the bomb in mohamad's turban. It is best to criticize ourselves instead criticizing the guys who do this stuff, because we don't really expect anything better from the middle east. Plus they would probably try to kill us.
2)The surprisingly high quality internet clip (if poorly scripted, acted, thought out etc) was translated into Arabic only in early Sept 2012 and had already created discontent when it was publicly aired. Riots erupted in Cairo following the movie. Heres a map of all the riots that occured seemingly due to the internet clip:
3) Everybody in the Middle East has a machine gun. Libya in particular, since the fall of Gaddafi, is run by many militant factions, many of which are friendly with the West and tried to help the diplomatic staff (if only after they had been evacuated the next day). Some are decidedly anti-West, and it appears that 20-30 of these militants initially started the attack, which was probably preplanned due to the rising anger over the internet clip. The poor security at the Embassy quickly retreated in face of these militants and the mob only grew with breached security and false rumors that peaceful protestors were being shot.
4) The escaping diplomatic mission went to more well guarded CIA compound, which led the mob there. The attack on the CIA compound was uncoordinated and slow, further leading to evidence that it was a mob.
5) Various Jihadi elements were at play, some terrorist, but none from Al-Qaeda and none appeared to be organizing the whole thing.
So leaving politics aside two things remain – someone needs to take the blame, which is going to be the dead diplomat for deciding to rely on Libyan guards and the extremely lax security on Sept 11, 2012. And not Hillary Clinton, who the republicans still accuse. Some also point to Patrick Kennedy whose office oversees diplomatic security since he failed to approve requests for extra security. He had a similar post during the embassy bombings in East Africa in 1998. There are allegations that he also was protecting a Belgian diplomat for ditching his security detail to solicit sex with prostitutes and children, by quashing and investigation.
And secondly the guys who did this need to be caught. The US issued a warrant for the arrest of Abu Khattala who is a prime suspect and a somewhat insane Islamic extremist, allied with the group called Ansar Al-Shariah. There were plans for his capture by the US military but Obama chickened out due to the highly volatile situation in Libya. Since then, fierce gun battles have left militants scattered and loyalty to Khattala is undiminished. Some people view him and Ansar Al-Shariah as boyscouts doing everything good for the community. For instance after bombing all the police stations in the city, apparently some people were angry at him and there were threats to his life. His neighbors quickly rallied to protect him with AK-47s, grenade launchers, artillery and even an tank.
We probably dont know the real story, given that different news sources say different things which can be at odds with the Senate Intelligence Report. One thing is for certain though – there is plenty of blame to pass around
GW Bridge Revenge Traffic Front Page News because Nothing Else Going On
With nothing else happening in the world, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been catapulted into the media spotlight for causing political revenge traffic on the George Washington Bridge.
Practically all major networks were super happy that something finally happened, and immediately made it front page news. This does not bode well for the fat governor who has aspirations of being a fat president. (I only mention his weight because its actually impossible for the media not to poke fun at him and now I feel its my obligation to do so as well. You've been forewarned)
For the bubble readers out there who only have access to this blog and nothing else or for the people trying to get to rapidpress.com for all their Tallahassee commercial printing needs, let me explain.
Chris Christie, caused big trouble by not by sitting on the bridge as many had come to believe, but because members of his staff caused a massive traffic jam on the GW bridge, by shutting down 3 lanes in the district of a non-supporting mayor in Fort Lee,NJ. This ultimately caused 4 mornings of large delays starting September 9th last year. Christie vociferously denied his office having anything to do with the lane closures for months. Then after some subpenas and an investigation, they found pretty damning evidence that top Christie aides were involved saying stuff like "Time for some traffic problems at Fort Lee".
Christie then came out and profusely apologized for 2 hours, adding to the impression that with him you never get a little you always get alot. He explained he was apalled that his aides would lie to him and had fired the people involved. But people are suspicious because they assume his large than life domineering micromanaging style would lead him to know about all this. Also he happened to say "I am not a bully" drawing comparisons to Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech
Basically thats it and all sorts of people are enjoying watching Christie sweat, because conservatives and liberals alike hate him for being moderate. And the liberals are accusing him because the "buck stops with him" even though he may have had no knowledge of the affair…although the buck doesn't stop with Obama during the ridiculous obamacare roll out, or Benghazi. But it did when he got Bin Laden.
Now bridgegate is giving Christie a huge headache because theres nothing else going on. And as for his presidential ambitions…people are already saying fat chance.
States still up in arms over gun control
Since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary which left 20 children and 6 adults dead, a total of 109 new state gun laws have come to pass. And as you probably just guessed , 70 out of 109 of these laws actually loosen gun restrictions. Obviously, stupid; this is America.
As probably envisioned by our infallible founders, our right to bear big ass arms also includes machine guns, flame-throwers, rocket propelled grenades, tanks, nuclear armaments and this ridiculous (-ly awesome?) auto-aiming sniper rifle. – http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/17000-linux-powered-rifle-brings-auto-aim-to-the-real-world/. Unfortunately, these bleeding heart activist liberals say no for the most part. And these typical gun toting southern states (which I'll leave a complete mystery unless you click the very informative chart below) are simply asserting this constitutional right to bear arms. They are also apparently asserting their right to violate the constitution in some cases.
Nullification, or the idea that a state has the right to determine if laws are constitutional and not the supreme court (which according to the constitution is unconstitutional) has become a big hit among the uneducated. In 37 states, nullification of federal gun laws has been proposed, of which 4 currently have been inducted into law. Kansas for example has made it a felony to enforce federal gun laws in the state. Far more states have passed laws which are slightly less stupid, but deem locally manufactured guns as out of the purview of regulating interstate commerce and thus federal law has no precedence.
This has a historic and unconstitutional precedent in the form of nullifying de-segregation laws. Basically states (I'll let you guess what region) tried to avoid de-segregation by declaring the federal law illegal. The supreme court eventually made nullification unconstitutional in 1958.
Also, currently the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobbaco and Firearms recommends not flouting federal law because despite popular belief, you will go to jail.
One heartening thing to see, is among the 39 laws that tighten gun control, a fair number have been to prevent crazies from obtaining weapons very easily. That is background checks and mental health gun laws were passed in both red and blue states. Somehow 91% of Americans are all for background checks, but it couldn't be passed in congress nationally. And somehow it doesn't strike me as reasonable to be able to drive across state lines, get a gun and avoid any in-state gun-control measures.
Anti-gun control legislation is fueled by a few factors 1) the not so unreasonable paranoia that the evil government is coming to take your guns (see below), 2) the paranoia that the King of England might barge into your home and start pushing you around (slightly unreasonable) and 3) the far more reasonable paranoia of being on a government "list". Forget for a second in order to pay taxes, drive, join the military, travel outside the country or collect social security/obamacare among a number of careers private or not, you are already on a government list. And forget for a second, that the NRA gun-owner list, which includes 10 million+ people , is definitely not being trolled by the NSA.
In addition to the 2nd amendment, the government has a constitutional mandate to protect and keep its citizens safe. And with some 300 million guns on the streets and some 60% of homocides attributed to guns, something has to give. While it makes total sense that the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun, isn't it about time we stop giving bad guys guns? As long as its super easy to get a gun legally, semi-legally (through gun shows/private sales) or illegally expect more bad things to happen. The only way is a federal law to expand universal background checks and make all gun deals go through a federally licensed dealer. Make it illegal to sell a gun to someone who would not clear a background check and track all sales. That would hopefully curb private sales.
I sure as hell don't want to be on that list when it happens, which is why I should probably buy a gun now. But I also sure as hell want everybody else on that list.
Markets Not Correlated to Anything; Only Goes Up
The markets finally believe Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke as he is leaving and won't believe Janet Yellen until she leaves.
There is some good news for investors. A new theory shows that you don't have to worry about stocks going down because they only go up and are not correlated to anything. "Just keep on buying. If everyone keeps buying stocks my analysis shows that the stock market won't ever go down," says NK, the theorizer of the theory, who wishes to keep his identity private to prevent too much media attention.
*Disclaimer for our bubble readers: For the love of God please do not use this article as investment advice*
He says he first realized it when Ben Bernanke announced that he was going to start the taper, cutting bond purchases to $75 billion from $85 billion, while keeping interest rates at 0%. This amounts to easing his foot off the gas pedal which has propelled the market to new highs and hasn't done much for the economy. Bernanke, starting a year ago, had repeatedly informed the public about the taper, indicating that interest rates would be kept at 0% for the foreseeable future as long as inflation remained low (<2%) and and unemployment remained high(>6.5%) for the past year. The only thing he hadn't mentioned was when the tapering would start and so when he announced the taper, markets on a high from easy money should have taken heed that they would now be inhaling a little less nitrous oxide. In fact, the opposite happened and the markets rallied, stoked that the taper was not a step function. Apparently they missed that day in pre-school when you learned the difference between a wedge and a block.
Since then, the market refuses to stop inhaling its stash, going for bigger and bigger highs, which is not likely to cause any problems according to market pundits, gurus, swamijis and high priests. Cramer is currrently all "buy, buy, buy".
Yesterday, Bernanke came out with a upbeat view on the economy and for the first time seemed more relaxed and actually jovial. This was probably more due to the fact that he's leaving and he can stop listening to the idiots on wallstreet and congress bark about high inflation for the last 4 years (i dont think it ever went above 1.2%). Now thats Yellen's job, which everybody admits won't be easy.
And after the fed press meeting yesterday, the CNBC talking heads were at it furiously, Liesman actually claiming "who knows why the market does what it does", a far cry from the last time he speculated after the fed minutes and "nailed it"… everyone circle jerking each other and patting themselves on the back on live TV, to finally eat crow when they all lost their pants at the end of the day. For those of you who weren't lucky enough to watch that piece of comedic gold, heres the video and recap: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-21/wednesday-humor-cnbcs-best-nailing-it-ages
Amazingly, after 4 years of gently guiding the US economy, the market actually appeared to believe Bernanke, roughly remaining flat. This was in contrary to most other times he came out and spoke about the improving state of the economy. Those days the market would take a hit, fearful of him starting the taper. The opposite also proved true, when the economic indicators sucked, the market did relatively well. The recent bucking of this trend led NK to his theory.
The S&P 500 this year has been on a tear, up a lot in percentage terms and is at 1831.37 according to the picture I posted. Go find out for yourself on some real website.
US gov ready to take lots of Tylenol in Indian Diplomat Headache
The US government appears ready to take lots painkillers with continued prosecution of Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade.
For most of our readers who live in bubbles (forced or of your own accord), I'll break down the story for you. Devyani Khobragade, a no-name Indian consular something or other (deputy consul general whatever that means), came into the headlines a month ago after being arrested in the US in front of her kid, then strip searched and confined with drug addicts, for paying her indentured servant less than minimum wage .
I know what you're thinking, "I wouldn't even pay my indentured servant anything at all". My thoughts are with you, my friend and so is the rest of the Indian population. The diplomatic faux-paux polarized the two countries into two fractious camps split along nationalistic lines – the Indian populace, who are rallying behind their "disgraced" and "undignified" "diplomat" and the Americans, who have no idea whats going on and nor do they give a damn.
I use the word "disgraced" and "undignified" since she was stripped of her dignity in the cavity search and NOT I repeat NOT because she's a liar and actually also corrupt which I'll get into later. And "diplomat" because when she was arrested she was some consul type thing and not a "diplomat". The two are distinguished by immunity applicability for various crimes for in the UN's Vienna which nobody really cares about at the end of the day apparently (see links below).
Back to the story, the Indian government needing a rally cry in an election year, went into high gear despite not really caring when Abdul Kalam, the Indian ex-President, was detained and patted down in 2011. Nor did they care when Georges Fernandez, India's Defense secretary got strip searched twice at IAD. But this was an election year, so all the road-blocks were pulled out (literally at the US embassy in Delhi). US diplomats lost their special airport privileges; the salaries of any Indian workers at the embassy was questioned as it was technically US soil. And in a bold and if not completely obvious bluff, they said that gay US diplomats should be arrested, since the supreme court had recently refused to strike down an archaic british law banning gay sex.
The Indian media was having a field day, publishing everything thats generally not fit to print and taking up 23 hours of the 24 hour news cycle. Eventually, it came out that the US government had informed them several months earlier that she was paying well under minimum wage and had lied on a her visa application, both which constituted felonies. The Indian consulate replied, in typical indifference to the law, that they didn't think that the US would actually care.
In a bout of furious paperwork Delhi tried promoting her to the UN mission which would give her full diplomatic immunity, to which the US replied it would be after the fact and didn't count. But wait (Palm on forehead)… Devyani suddenly realized that she had already been given status and credentials at the UN mission and didn't even know about it after putting in some paperwork months earlier, thereby giving her full diplomatic immunity. Furthermore, the Indian diplomatic mission didn't even know, solidifying the belief that the Indian bureaucracy has no idea what the hell they are doing. At this point the US government was now undoubtedly wishing they could get a redo on this one. Not because they wished to redo the strip search, but I believe so they could avoid it altogether and don't have to deal with this crap.
During this time, the media decided it wasn't actually important that the arrested Indian consular deputy whatever cum diplomat was actually implicated in the infamous Adarsh scam. (Other palm on forehead) Long story short the scam had allocated prime real estate in Mumbai to various heads of state and government bureaucrats at artificially reduced prices over the course of 10 years, when actually it was meant for the welfare of active duty/retired military personnel. India's favorite diplomat was not only a liar and a cheat, but not a very good one because now she got caught twice. She likely wouldn't see jail time in India because that's not how it operates, but with any luck the US will do India's job for it.
Now the two countries are in for the long haul with both sides bunkered down in order to save face in this diplomatic headache. In the US with cases of Vicoden and in India with hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen.
Why no one cares about the Vienna conventions on consular relations:
AAP Delivers on Election Promise of Fiscal Imprudence in Delhi
Arithmetic proves very very difficult for Arwind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi's 4 day old chief minister; his PhD from IIT Karaghpur and former position as Joint Commisioner of the Income Tax Department nonwithstanding.
For our readers who live in bubbles, the AAP swept 28 seats of 70 in Delhi, routing the governing Congress party and achieving nothing short of a mandate for the brand new political party borne out Anna Hazare's anti-corruption crusade. Along with their staunch anti-corruption stance they promised a handful of populist measures such as 700 liters of free water per day per household and a 50% cut in tariffs along with a number of totally reasonable changes to improve governance. Winning a huge fraction of seats but no majority (BJP won 32 and Congress won 7 I think), the usual political comedy/drama/tragedy unfolded, which resulted in the BJP hounding them to form the government with Congress, and Congress making overtures to the AAP for unconditional support. The democratic extremists in the AAP, feeling the pressure, asked the millions of Delhi residents to text in whether they should form the government. Then in an amazing bout of short term memory loss for the entire political and media establishment, the AAP formed an alliance with the much-hated and corrupt Congress party and the BJP immediately started criticizing the AAP for being traitors to Delhi and forming the government. The hilarity in all this easily deserved another article, but I was on vacation.
Back to the present:
Ramming through populist measures, Kejriwal has been trying to do maximum damage on the exchequer before the confidence vote on Jan 2, which he himself called and which could potentially dissolve their own government.
"We are not bothered whether the government survives or not. We are running the government assuming that we have just 48 hours with us. We want to do the maximum good to the people [maximum damage to the exchequer], if we can in this time." (Words in brackets are mine not his)
Keeping good on their promise (at least to 1 sigfig which is the max Mr. taxman can handle apparently), the AAP is providing a free 667 liters of water per day (thats like 35 buckets) to households with a metered connection. Consumption of even 1 more liter than this will result in the consumer paying for all the water consumption with a 10% increase in rate. The normal rate for this much water per month is about 220Rs and will cost an estimated 200 crore ($33 million) in subsidies per year. Of course this also benefits the rich and middle class, so expect to see alot of households just under the max allowed with the help of their friendly water-meter-fixing agent. And alot of poor households are bound to use excess water up to their alotted amount, adding to the already critical water deficit.
Of course the AAP has rationalized this by saying that the Delhi Jal Board has made a surplus of 446 crore in 2012-2013, so naturally it is their duty to fritter it away. Its their duty to forget the 30% of Delhi households do not even have piped water, and live on <4 liters of water per day per capita. And its also their duty to forget the DSIIDC (Delhi Something Industrial Investment Something) has 15/32 sewage plants working well below capacity – something that 200 crore could actually help fix. So far nothing has been said about unmetered connections and illegal colonies – and actually I dont quite understand how connections were unmetered in the first place, but its still their problem.
Additionally the electricity tariffs are being cut by 50% for up to 400 units of energy. I actually measure my units in Giga- cm^(-1) but it is not specified what unit this refers to. However I do know that the tariffs have gone up by 45% in the past 2 years alone, and inadequate tariffs have led to a loss of 20,000 crore. In India as a whole, state run distribution companies are mired in 246,000 crore of debt due to a number or ridiculous policies and subsidies. The 50% rate cut will add another 200 crore in subsidies that the Delhi government must pay for.
What is most ironic about these subsidies is that it is shouldered by the poor and middle class…With any subsidy somebody eventually has to pay for it – in this case by tax revenue. Unlike the central government which receives a majority of tax from corporations and rich people (at least the ones who are actually willing to pay taxes), state governments like Delhi are almost entirely dependent upon the valued-added-tax (VAT) for the bulk of its revenues and taxes practically all commodities. And this sales tax is regressive in nature mainly because the poor have to spend more of its income just to live. So much for the aam admi.
Amidst all of this the AAP is still fairly transparent, bringing down the government's VIP status to the common man. If nothing else this is indicated by the Delhi Chief Ministers tweets about his bowel movements. For an amusing history of "Delhi Belly" and its world politics see – http://www.firstpost.com/politics/arvind-kejriwals-delhi-belly-a-peoples-movement-in-loose-motion-1315787.html. Further transparency is needed of the Jal water board for the obvious reduction of theft and corruption, enhancement of tracking, adequate pipeline construction, retention and recycling of water etc. This however takes more than a few speeches and a stroke of a pen, so time will tell if they are serious about fixing problems rather than adding layers of bandaids, thats political expedient.
The BJP is busy confusing itself – supporting these populist measures and a recent attack on FDI, somewhat antithetical to its reputation of a pro-business party.
And Congress feels really bad for itself for being such corrupt losers. They still haven't named Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministeral candidate, despite the obvious and also because of the obvious.


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As events continue to unfold and escalate between Russia and Ukraine in the Crimean Peninsula, members of Metro Detroit's Ukrainian community are watching closely -- concerned about their country, friends and family.
"This is a very serious and volatile situation," said Dzvinka Hayda, president of the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit. "Everyone is praying and hoping that war does not break out, and war does not kill and slaughter innocent people."
Michigan has an estimated 40,000 residents of Ukrainian descent, according to the U.S. Census, with more than half in the Metro Detroit area.
Hayda says she has friends and family still in the country and has been in communication with them.
"Ukraine is a very peaceful and religious county," said Hayda, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1949 and has been back to Ukraine 10 times and was an observer during the Orange Revolution. "They pray and are they are very alarmed by these intrusions... and their great hope is that the U.S. and European allies will have sanctions against Putin."
And it looks like that is happening. The U.S. announced a $1 billion aid package Tuesday in energy subsidies to Ukraine, which is scrambling to get international loans to fend off looming bankruptcy. Its finance minister, who has said Ukraine needs $35 billion to get through this year and next, was meeting Tuesday with officials from the International Monetary Fund.
Tensions remain high Tuesday in Crimea, with troops loyal to Moscow firing warning shots to ward off protesting Ukrainian soldiers. Russia took over the strategic peninsula on Saturday, placing its troops around the peninsula's ferry, military bases and border posts. Two Ukrainian warships remained anchored in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, blocked from leaving by Russian ships.
The new Ukrainian leadership in Kiev, which Putin does not recognize, has accused Moscow of a military invasion in Crimea.
"Our hearts are beating in unison because everyone is worried," said Olena Y. Palyvoda, a engineering professor at Wayne State University and vice president of the Ukrainian-American Civic Committee. "It's hard to believe it is happening in my land."
In the past weeks, Ukrainians in Metro Detroit have been raising money and supplies to send over to Ukraine. There have been at least four different rallies to raise awareness.
People from Metro Detroit will go to Washington D.C. on Wednesday for a rally outside of the White House. They are also asking people to contact elected officials in Washington D.C. and Lansing to support Ukraine, Palyvoda said.
In Metro Detroit, she said there are 29 different Ukrainian organizations. "The community is very united in Michigan, " Palyvoda said.
Support is coming in different ways, too. For the next month, the city of Warren will fly the Ukraine flag at city hall, according to the Detroit News.
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts told the News the city is flying the flag "to promote independence and unity for the Ukraine."
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Fritz Klug is a news buzz reporter for MLive. Contact him at email@example.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or App.net.


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Fruit Salsa Salad
Simple fruit salsa. Serve it as is or spoon onto lettuce leaves.
- Prep Time : 20 min
- Ready Time : 20 min
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks, cut up
- 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 large orange, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup California raisins
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onions
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey, if desired
In medium bowl, combine all ingredients; stir well. Cover and let stand in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or until chilled. Serve the same day for best flavor with broiled or grilled chicken or pork.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories 110 (3% from fat); Total Fat 0g (sat 0g, mono 0g, poly 0g, trans 0g ); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 1g; Carbohydrate 27g; (Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 24g; ); Iron 1mg; Sodium 5mg; Calcium 25mg; Potassium 287mg
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Special Diet
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