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On Monday, November 5 Cissy Chen vanished, and 103 days later police are no closer to finding her.
But they say it is only a matter of time until her killer is arrested and the 44-year-old's body is returned to her family.
It is unusual for police to announce that a missing person case has been upgraded to homicide before a body has been found. But detectives working on Ms Chen's disappearance knew early in the investigation that she was the victim of foul play.
They believe she was killed and her body disposed of some time between leaving the North Shore accountancy firm where she worked and 9.35pm, when her partner Yun Liu, known as Jack, reported her missing.
She left work in her silver Toyota, drove home and parked at her Waiau St, Torbay, home. She was not seen again.
She usually went for a walk at about 5.30pm each night, shortly after getting home.
Detective Inspector Bruce Scott said that despite an extensive search including parks, building developments and waterways in the area, there was no sign of Ms Chen.
"That led us to believe that she hadn't been out walking. Nobody had seen her. It was a night that lots of people were out and about, but no one saw her that night," Mr Scott told the Herald.
"The reason we're saying that it's a homicide is because we don't believe she ever went for a walk. We believe something happened to her - whether at home or somewhere else. And that's the basis of our homicide investigation."
Ms Chen came to New Zealand from China to study 22 years ago and decided to stay permanently.
Mr Scott said places where she could have been had been searched and searched again.
He would not be drawn on possible suspects or a motive. But he confirmed there was no sign of forced entry at the house, no sign of a struggle and no forensic evidence to indicate how she was killed.
"We definitely have a theory of what happened to Cissy, but to protect the integrity of the investigation we can't go into what that is."
He hoped the killer's conscience would get the better of them and they would tell police what happened.
"If it has been an accident and they've panicked, they need to tell us about that. They need to do the right thing by Cissy and her family. They need to tell the police where her body is so that we can get her back to her family and they can grieve and get some closure in knowing what happened to her and where she is."
Police have spoken to everyone Ms Chen talked to at work that day, including people she had phone contact with. Mr Scott revealed that her last phone call was made from work at 4pm.
"I'm not going to comment on what it was or who it was to, but we have spoken to that person and the information forms part of the investigation," he said.
There are three detectives working on the case at present, and their duties include keeping regular contact with Mr Liu, and following up calls from members of the public.
"We will escalate the number of police on the operation when we find her body," said Mr Scott.
"We are desperately hopeful that she will turn up.
"We'd like to find her and return her to her family."


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It's I don't know it's what I love -- like -- said funny at times as -- and they trade -- -- I completely understand I -- this. They said no hard feelings and what they have to do for. For their organization. And -- -- mean so -- it if it doesn't. Keep -- after five days intention. Settled in November December. October whenever this. Jon Lester on the prospect to be traded from the Boston Red Sox -- to -- a hot topic of conversation our program earlier today Alou Maloney Christian Fauria and meets him -- -- -- with an FBI on 937 WEEI your home of the Boston Red Sox -- us right now let's talk about that and more on the AT&T hotline. Promised pianist in courts in. Tim thanks a lot for joining us and let's cut right to the chase here Jon Lester -- be traded will -- -- -- LA and is Matt -- coming back here in exchange. Orlando -- early in the first question today. I. -- gives -- I'm gonna pay that now answered. In not only be traded with the understanding that it finally occurred to me in the last five days. -- it and -- possibility -- I would say and they ago I was built Jon Lester is not. Going to be traded and now that possibility. Exists in the airport it is a fascinating situation. And the dodger angle is Barea is staying they have so much money -- at all they care about they're winning World Series if they can't get David Wright. Then maybe just maybe they looked at Jon Lester. Is that your Matt Kemp is the right fit here granted. The Red Sox need all sort of outfield -- that's pretty obvious he played all three outfield positions this year because he has not done very well in center field. But he just doesn't seem like this is going to happen. Camp Lester beat. Too much money is involved but champs and created the little faster to me they're just too many moving parts. Announced they -- it it isn't gonna happen but the bottom Lester being traded as possible but again I didn't think that was possible candidate to. It -- ten days ago -- to Tampa Bay you know David Price was number one guy out there and are losing and -- -- you know now is that they feel like they're ready and these might look at Lester and say I don't have to give up as much for -- -- mean that he beat that two months as opposed to a year. And a quarter. But how do you find that desperate team -- How do you find the Texas Rangers for Matt Garza right -- units that's been there that the can get over the hump and that's that's we wanted to do whatever it takes for a lot of Q will give you the best prospect is that the Dodgers with the amount of money they spent recently. Well Beck could be the Dodgers but the doctors there and irked late date yet. Swept the Giants GM there nick away at the very Smart guy you not. -- glad did you get a rental guide for a couple months give up future being in that Jack Peter certainly it is better fielder of the future and -- need. A center fielder for next year probably. You got Corey -- you would be very shortstop or third baseman of future in either walk back tied it one of those two positions. Sooner rather than later betrayed both of those guys are David Price and I think that's what it's gonna say. It's just too much -- -- -- you give up certainly one of them for Jon Lester and he out at self. Is that work that or a two months now and they're bad situations there's no telling what they might do. Let the same time and is not in mortgage the future Jesper two months so if it were GM -- Earn every out of their salary right now to like make that looked like take a chance or do you like it that it. These are the hardest decision. At GM will ever happen. Regarding Andrew Miller and his future and -- we can now attached Koji who Haaretz of that discussion as well. Yeah I mean it's gonna be really stating what they do with coach you'd been. -- at a second half of the year like almost no closer ever added that all it this year Duke. It created the end of the year how much an apt or. But the -- -- that 2000 ER club do we need to re sign him and what bat going eight. Well I would all I'll on they're not in OT it there in the race but. If they operate they. Actually leaked at the look into it and I'm sure that they well -- And all Burke and he'd need a reliever that's sure that the where in Anders including the Dodgers is absolutely load up. On it's many relievers -- that you get. Down the stretch if you win and I'll see -- would eat or probable and those are gonna have about -- to ensure they already have. But the reds back they'll have better yet and I returned from him or make a trade candidate you guys now that is. A different situation here in botany. -- You won a World Series last year their ballot out virtually every night. Expensive ticket can't you give up on the either in or near the Boston red dot that tricky spot that there. He didn't it -- it's just ironic is what we lost but something up that. My concern is big picture of what this Jon Lester negotiation. Committee how they're moving forward here and -- and John Henry. There's still a big market team as long as you -- three year deal under. And that David and how well the golf for five years in a long term and invest that kind of money but it's under a year to what three years bill overspent to bring you win. And that's a little concerning for the Boston Red Sox I think if your fans. Yeah I would think -- -- I mean look I understand the Red Sox either a lot to beat that. We're not gonna give a diversity here deal to a thirty year old pitcher Pete being that. With so many pitchers here recently -- -- -- being probably. DT the bat is well and many others either in the logic there. I didn't get a clear track -- that band of the -- back in there at the board that eat every sources and the money that this club as. They are or not the award given Jon Lester or year or whatever it that's not replied not in this. And that's why the Red Sox are in that top spot in logically they shouldn't -- be cheered he'll do a thirty year old pitcher then maybe you're right maybe they got a three year. Make it Rick daily lucrative three year deal at the very end after three years but it gets let him walk when they don't have anything close immediately. Number one starting pitcher behind him. That that would have been a really difficult but. To encourage your premier SP and joining us radio and WE I was sure all of this earlier -- because we went through a list of Red Sox that could be moved at the deadline that have either asked for -- been brought up in rumors surrounding Gomes -- Do brought Stephen Drew Miller Koji and Lester. Lewis on the game tonight any I've said that -- that they're all getting get traded before the deadline now I think it's because little wants to come out of the broadcast Booth and suit back up out there and not happy about everybody that I hate the Whitney and a lot of the situation but the weather right now. -- could get the sell off -- that massive do you think. Now I don't think I'd give -- time a year at least that is my experience -- here. -- the name and then move on one of them. -- and he also a look at the value of of people to trade the good player. It in -- he can help you in a lot of ways -- he -- kind of bring you much back really realistically. So you're not getting me back why would you move them even though he'd like to move. Look at the silly not to change subjects here think like nine guys on their key. That they would like the move and yet he checked the people who didn't know that silly situation. They tell you that maybe. Marlon Byrd moved maybe attorney at the start a move and maybe everybody else say that that's the way it works this time a year. It's a lot of that everyone's available but it very rare that. Pre war I guys move from one team has betrayed and. Tim thanks much for going Allen is really do appreciate -- busy time for raises for everybody in baseball circles thanks for carving out a few minutes for us here in Boston. I think it means that I -- arts and thanks.


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When I initially heard that FatCat records had an album of prepared piano on the way, I was immediately reminded of Aphex Twin. In its ten years of existence, FatCat has released seminal experimental electronic acts like múm, Fennesz, and Com.A, so Aphex and the MIDI prepared piano featured prominently on 2001's Drukqs seemed a natural leap. But whereas Richard D. James' piano was often altered to the point of sounding like a new instrument, like some variety of resonant hybrid harpsichord, the adjustments evident on the Dusseldorf-based Hauschka's third album are far less immediately noticeable. Even the experimental classical compositions of John Cage, who popularized the prepared piano through his extensive use of the instrument over his career, frequently turned his pianos into percussive noise generators, deliberately moving past pre-conceptions of the piano as a melodic instrument. For Hauschka, though, the pleasures of piano preparation seem to lie in subtle timbral manipulations and accents; the instrument's traditional melodic primacy is never challenged.
But while the pianos showcased throughout Room to Expand may, by and large, simply sound like pianos on a cursory listen, this is a sort of misdirection. The compositions, fluttering modern piano pieces that would often seem straight-forward and unremarkable on their own (or even accompanied, as here, by occasional strings, horns, or hand percussion) are often revealed to clutch their preparations at their crux, the modifications either transforming the works into textural studies or furnishing a key moment upon which the composition pivots. In "Klein Dirge", for instance, the preparations serve both these ends, providing both the distant rattling that underscores the restrained porcelain beauty of the first half and the dissonant metallic clang emerging later in a single, though repeated, note that becomes the song's center and focus. Other songs, like closer "Old Man Playing Boules", benefit from a constant sense of age and gradual disrepair. There, the constant faint clicking and hum of odd harmonics suggest a piano approaching the twilight of its existence, artifacts of its failing internal mechanisms. Of course, the apparent compositional dependence on preparations mean that the songs closer to pure piano can fall somewhat flat.
"Sweet Spring Come", perhaps the album's most adventurously altered track, is also its finest. Opening with a three note repetition sounding very little like piano of any kind (it more closely resembles two notes of bass guitar with an atonal metal twang as percussion), the song builds momentum as layers of brighter keys, murmuring and fluttering in turn, seep gradually in. By the time the lead melody steps assuredly out of the higher registers, the song is a flurry of motion, individual note sequences interlocking like tiny gears. Finally, after stripping back to its essentials, true bass guitar and drums furnish a pulse of momentum for the final build, incorporating a sound like a fork being raked directly across the piano's innards. These layers of complementary technique suggest an untapped potential in Hauschka's forms at which the rest of the album can only hint. The piano is an instrument which, by its very construction, lends itself to surprising versatility and innovation. Hauschka's forays into the medium contribute a welcome step in these ongoing developments, but often leave some, let us say, room to expand.
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Whichever of the groups was in power would be marching the other to the gallows.
But moral history is not a long road down which we're all marching; it's more like a track.
After the Armistice, Brazier hosted one of her popular pig roasts at Col de la Luère, hiring a clown and a marching band.
Women are a force behind the Tea Party movement, and are marching away from the Democrats in dismay.
There were families, church groups, and college kids, all marching in clusters.
"We'll get him a commission in a marching regiment," said my father.
The order was marching by149 fours to fix or unfix bayonets.
An infantry captain, marching beside his company, was directly in front of the car.
It will be a change, at any rate, and we'll feel we're marching with the times.
Then, marching southward, he took the cities of Sardis and Ephesus without striking another blow.
"to walk with regular tread," early 15c., from Middle French marcher "to march, walk," from Old French marchier "to stride, march," originally "to trample, tread underfoot," perhaps from Frankish *markon or some other Germanic source related to obsolete Middle English march (n.) "borderland" (see march (n.2)). Or possibly from Gallo-Roman *marcare, from Latin marcus "hammer," via notion of "tramping the feet." Meaning "to cause to march" is from 1590s. Related: Marched; marching. Marching band is attested from 1852. Italian marciare, Spanish marchar are said to be from French.
"act of marching," 1580s, from march (v.) or else from Middle French marche (n.), from marcher (v.). The musical sense first attested 1570s, from notion of "rhythmic drumbeat" for marching. Transferred sense of "forward motion" is from 1620s.
"boundary," late 13c. (in reference to the borderlands beside Wales, rendering Old English Mercia), from Old French marche "boundary, frontier," from Frankish *marka or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German marchon "to mark out, delimit," German Mark "boundary;" see mark (n.1)). Now obsolete. There was a verb in Middle English (c.1300), "tohave a common boundary," from Old French marchier "border upon, lie alongside."
third month, c.1200, from Anglo-French marche, Old French marz, from Latin Martius (mensis) "(month) of Mars," from Mars (genitive Martis). Replaced Old English hreðmonaþ, the first part of which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps from hræd "quick, nimble, ready, active, alert, prompt." For March hare, proverbial type of madness, see mad.


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(klôd äshēl` dəbüsē`), 1862–1918, French composer, exponent of musical impressionismimpressionism,in music, a French movement in the late 19th and early 20th cent. It was begun by Debussy in reaction to the dramatic and dynamic emotionalism of romantic music, especially that of Wagner.
..... Click the link for more information. . He studied for 11 years at the Paris Conservatory, receiving its Grand Prix de Rome in 1884 for his cantata L'Enfant Prodigue. After traveling in Europe and Russia, Debussy settled down in Paris in 1887 and devoted himself to composing for the rest of his life. In his music he developed a new fluidity of form and explored unusual harmonic relationships and dissonances. By making use of the whole-tone scale, instead of the traditional scale of Western music, he achieved new nuances of mood and expression, as in his famous tone poem Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, 1894). Inspired by a pastoral poem of Mallarmé, it is one of Debussy's most sensuous and evocative orchestral works, lending itself perfectly to ballet. Other outstanding orchestral pieces are his Nocturnes (1899) and La Mer (The Sea, 1905). His piano works exploit to the utmost the subtle coloristic possibilities of the instrument. Among them are Suite bergamasque (pub. 1905), containing the popular Clair de lune; Estampes (1903); The Children's Corner (1908); 24 preludes, including La Cathédrale engloutie (1910); and 12 études. He also wrote many exquisite songs and an opera, Pelléas et Mélisande (1892–1902), based on the drama by Maeterlinck.
See reminiscences of Marguerite Long (tr. 1972); The Poetic Debussy: A Collection of His Song Texts and Selected Letters (ed. by M. G. Cobb, 1982); biographies by V. I. Seroff (1956) and E. Lockspeiser (2 vol., 1962–65, rev. ed. 1980).


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Here in battleground Florida, Obama received something of a shock. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper, which happily endorsed him for president in 2008, announced it is backing his Republican challenger in 2012.
"Economic growth, three years into the recovery, is anemic. Family incomes are down, poverty is up. Obama's Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, highlighted these and other hard truths in this week's second debate," said the Sentinel in its lead editorial on Friday, "We have little confidence that Obama would be more successful managing the economy and the budget in the next four years."
The newspaper even engaged in a little tough love, speaking to government-dependent Floridians as though they were subjects of a substance abuse intervention. " ... The president and his supporters are attacking Romney because his long-term budget blueprint calls for money-saving reforms to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, three of the biggest drivers of deficit spending. Obama would be more credible in critiquing the proposal if he had a serious alternative for bringing entitlement spending under control. He doesn't."
Ah yes, entitlement spending. Republicans will have their hands full reforming the unreformable. How do you fix a Ponzi scheme? These government enterprises steal from new victims to pay the gullible marks of the past. But the government does more than this; it borrows from the so-called Social Security Ponzi "trust fund" and spends it on vote-buying goodies for other gullible marks. That's why Social Security is near bankruptcy when it should be in the black.
The world is in a government-caused death spiral. The world's central banks figure they can mitigate the effects of the globe's economic depression by printing more money, buying bad government debt and keeping interest rates low. Unfortunately, governments borrow that cheep money to feed their vote-buying Ponzi schemes at the expense of the free market and jobs. I don't expect Republicans to bring up that reality during an election campaign, but it would go a long way in preparing the American people for the necessary undoing of the entitlement monsters the Sentinel correctly calls the "biggest drivers of deficit spending."
The dishonest charge leveled at Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is that, if elected, they will work to "privatize" Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security; that they will "end" these programs "as we know them."
Ladies and gentlemen, these programs are nearing bankruptcy "as we know them." They will end, one way or another, whether we like it or not. The only question for consideration is what approach we take to end them with as few dislocations as possible.
Though the two major parties won't admit it, the contest in America is between freedom and authoritarianism, between the free-market and a government-directed Solyndra economy. We already know that doesn't work. It's long past time we stop feeding the bankruptcy machine in Washington at the expense of national prosperity and jobs.
Americans just need to grow up and stop expecting big government to be our mommy. That tired fantasy is killing the last best hope for man.
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I have thought all along that the media will viscously turn on Obama if he loses the election. His failure to win reelection exposes their sycophancy for an empty suit (or chair).
The vetting Obama should have received over the last 8 years will finally be unleashed.
Then again, maybe they'll just forget about him.
Oh, well, maybe, just maybe somebody in these United States of America will begin to understand what America's Founders knew and so eloquently expressed:
"To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. If we run into such debts as that we must be taxed in our meat and in our drink, in our necessaries and our comforts, in our labors and our amusements, for our callings and our creeds, as the people of England are, our people, like them, must come to labor sixteen hours in the twenty-four, give the earnings of fifteen of these to the government for their debts and daily expenses, and the sixteenth being insufficient to afford us bread, we must live, as they now do, on oatmeal and potatoes, have no time to think, no means of calling the mismanagers to account, but be glad to obtain subsistence by hiring ourselves to rivet their chains on the necks of our fellow-sufferers." --Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. ME 15:39
"I deem [this one of] the essential principles of our government and consequently [one] which ought to shape its administration:... The honest payment of our debts and sacred preservation of the public faith." --Thomas Jefferson: 1st Inaugural, 1801. ME 3:322
"I sincerely believe... that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 1816. ME 15:23
"[With the decline of society] begins, indeed, the bellum omnium in omnia [war of all against all], which some philosophers observing to be so general in this world, have mistaken it for the natural, instead of the abusive state of man. And the fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows that, and in its train wretchedness and oppression." --Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. ME 15:40
WOW.. A treasure trove in one post.. Thank you..
At least we are not abandoning the shameful habit of duplicate posting!
I was active in 1980, and it came against Carter in the last week before the election.. Not a complete repudiation, but small cracks everywhere across the board, like a pebble in the windshield.. LOL
SC... that's quite handy. Thank you for posting it.
Not a chance. Obama will never let any of us forget about him because he'll be out there running his mouth and sticking his nose into national affairs for decades to come.
I was 27 when Jimmy Carter left office. I'm 59 today, and that man still hasn't given me a rest.
Would that we could vote for a true Jeffersonian in the modern era. A statesman with thoughts and concerns for the living and their posterity. A wise man who understands economics, politics and human nature.
Today the extremely liberal Houston Chronicle endorsed Romney. 2/3 of a page devoted to Romney for pres. I almost fainted.
Obama will probably just linger, like Carter.
Kenya's calling!
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Indonesia's awaiting!
:') Thanks! I cut it down some.
I'm thinking spurned lover sydrome. The MSM will turn on him, some bits already are; he's starting to stink and he'll critize his previously faithful media, then they'll get more angry.
The MSM made him; they can unmake him.
And after he loses - I'm hoping/thinking the dirt will be made public, more and more; as people/media/politicians want to try to save their reputations, careers, and avoid prison sentences.
The Reno Gazette-Journal endorsed Romney this year too after endorsing Obama in the last election. The rats are abandoning ship.
We may not be seeing much dirt on Obama at this point, but there's no doubt that he's losing the unconditional love and devotion of his sycophants in the media. I've never seen so many of them openly criticize and/or question him before.
I think it's an early onset of jumping ship completely. Once they've gone that far, he'll become fair game, and that's when we'll see real investigative journalism. Like you said, they're going to want to cover their behinds and put some distance between themselves and the former Traitor in Chief.
The dam of incriminating information is leaking badly, and threads of collusion are being connected to many in the media. When the dam finally bursts, Obama's fellow rats are going to run from him in droves.
The higher they are, the harder they fall...
I think even some of us will be surprised at the speed and intensity of the turn against 0bastard by the MSM. I can't wait.
Amen to that. If anyone ever deserved to be eaten by his own, it's Obama. It'll be grand watching him go under someone else's bus for a change.
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Stopping a Nosebleed - Topic Overview
Most nosebleeds occur in the front of the nose and involve only one nostril. Some blood may drain down the back of the nose into the throat. These nosebleeds typically are not serious, and you can generally treat them yourself at home.
A less common but more serious type of nosebleed starts in the back of the nose and often involves both nostrils. Large amounts of blood may run down the back of the throat. This type of nosebleed may occur more frequently in older adults because of health conditions they may have. You will need treatment from a doctor to control bleeding from this type of nosebleed.
Stopping a nosebleed
Follow these steps to stop a nosebleed:
- Sit up straight and tip your head slightly forward.
- Note: Do not tilt your head back. This may cause blood to run down the back of your throat, and you may swallow it. Swallowed blood can irritate your stomach and cause vomiting. And vomiting may make the bleeding worse or cause it to start again. Spit out any blood that gathers in your mouth and throat rather than swallowing it.
- Use your thumb and forefinger to firmly pinch the soft part of your nose shut. The nose consists of a hard, bony part and a softer part made of cartilage. Nosebleeds usually occur in the soft part of the nose. Spraying the nose with a medicated nasal spray (such as Afrin) before applying pressure may help stop a nosebleed. You will have to breathe through your mouth.
- Apply an ice pack to your nose and cheeks. Cold will constrict the blood vessels and help stop the bleeding.
- Keep pinching for a full 10 minutes. Use a clock to time the 10 minutes. It can seem like a long time. Resist the urge to peek after a few minutes to see if your nose has stopped bleeding.
- Check to see if your nose is still bleeding after 10 minutes. If it is, hold it for 10 more minutes. Most nosebleeds will stop after 10 to 20 minutes of direct pressure.
- Put a thin layer of a saline- or water-based nasal gel, such as NasoGel, or an antiseptic nasal cream inside your nose. Do not blow your nose or put anything else inside your nose for at least 12 hours after the bleeding has stopped.
- Rest quietly for a few hours.
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Copper Rises Most in Three Weeks on China Manufacturing
Maria Kolesnikova and Luzi Ann JavierCopper futures rose the most in three weeks as a gauge of manufacturing climbed to an 18-month high in China, the world's top consumer of industrial metals.
China's factory measure from HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics showed a preliminary July reading of 52, compared with the 51 median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News. A level above 50 indicates expansion. Copper inventories monitored by the London Metal Exchange extended a slump to the lowest since August 2008.
"Every time we see a strong number out of China, the copper market responds to it," Tom Power, a senior market strategist at RJO Futures in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "I think the rally will continue for some time."
Copper futures for September delivery climbed 1.9 percent to settle at $3.2665 a pound at 1:14 p.m. on the Comex in New York, the biggest gain for a most-active contract since July 2. Trading was 24 percent above the 100-day average for this time, according to data compiled by Bloomberg..
On the LME, copper for delivery in three months rose 1.8 percent to $7,169.50 a metric ton ($3.25 a pound). Inventories fell 1.2 percent to 154,350 tons. They have tumbled 58 percent this year.
Zinc for three-month delivery advanced 1 percent to $2,388 a ton. Earlier, the price reached $2,394, the highest since Aug. 4, 2011. Nickel, aluminum, lead and tin also gained in London.


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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Orchidales | Orchidaceae |
Scientific Name: | Epidendrum montserratense | |||
Species Authority: | Nir | |||
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Date Assessed: | 2010-03-12 |
Assessor(s): | Jones, M., Clubbe, C. & Hamilton, M. |
Reviewer(s): | Rankou, H. & Hilton-Taylor, C. |
Justification: This orchid is assessed as Critically Endangered based on field observations of decreasing population due to habitat loss and fragmentation caused primarily by development pressures for housing and agriculture. Grazing by feral animals and volcanic activity are also causing population decline, the former primarily in the Silver Hills and the latter primarily south of the Belham Valley. |
Range Description: | Recorded only from the Leeward Is. (Montserrat). Recorded from 5 up to 400 m asl. | ||||||||
Countries occurrence: | Native: Montserrat | ||||||||
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Population: | The number of subpopulations (three) is based on the Grid Adjacency method. The population size is not known. | ||||
Current Population Trend: | Decreasing | ||||
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Habitat and Ecology: | An epiphytic or lithophytic orchid found predominantly in tropical dry forest and tropical dry/mesic forest transition with occasional occurrences in tropical wet forest. Most frequently recorded growing on Mangifera indica L. (introduced) and Tabebuia pallida (Lindl.) Miers (native). Also recorded growing on other species of native trees and on abandoned sugar mills. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: | Yes |
Use and Trade: | There is limited local harvesting of mature individuals for private garden display. No commercial trade is known. |
Major Threat(s): | Loss and fragmentation of habitat due to human development and volcanic activity are the main threats. There is also loss of host plants and mature individuals of E. montserratense due to uncontrolled grazing (mostly goats). |
Conservation Actions: | There are ex situ conservation collections of mature individuals at the Montserrat National Trust Botanic Garden (largely plant rescues from mango trees killed by volcanic activity, this an ongoing source of plants). There are also ex situ conservation collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew's Conservation Biotechnology Unit in Micropropagation. Seed collected in May 2006 is stored in the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. A small proportion of the Centre Hills subpopulation falls within the Centre Hills Forest Reserve. A species action plan is being developed. The species is included on CITES Appendix II. |
Govaerts, R. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do. IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012). Jones, M. 2008. Distribution and Conservation of Montserrat's Endemic Flora. Msc Thesis, Imperial College. Nir, M.A. 2000. Orchidaceae Antillanae. DAG Media, New York. Young, R.P. 2008. A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Available at: http://www.kew.org/science/directory/projects/annex/Durrell_Cons_Monogra.pdf. |
Citation: | Jones, M., Clubbe, C. & Hamilton, M. 2012. Epidendrum montserratense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T16726356A16726372. . Downloaded on 30 March 2017. |
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Adorable characters throughout that rattle, crinkle, squeak and more! You can add more toys to it, but it already comes with some rattles, a mirror and even a colorful teether. Also included the baby-activated take-along Lights & Music Caterpillar that definitely adds to the Gymini playtime fun.
A unique smart motion technology makes it possible to move the toys closer to baby as the grow like pictured above. I wish my sons play mat had that feature, I can see how useful that is for baby just lying down or learning to push up with arms. This play mat is great for 0-12 months, benefiting gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and baby's senses.
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OpenBSD General Other questions regarding OpenBSD which do not fit in any of the categories below. |
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Interface - total bandwidth
Hello all,
I am trying to find a simple solution to a seemingly common requirement. We need to keep track of total bandwidth by month on our external interface as our new ISP charges $15/gb over our monthly cap We also don't need fancy graphs just text is fine. If anyone can recommend something it would be greatly appreciated. |
Have a look at the following and see if any one suits your needs:
/usr/ports/net/bwm-ng <= probably your best bet /usr/ports/net/ifstat /usr/ports/net/iftop There's also ipband (Google it), but it's not in OpenBSD ports. See if you can compile it anyway. Good luck.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I have set them all up and will see what i get after they have a chance to run for a bit. The camomel script seems to have the best output. I put it in the daily cron so I am emailed the stats every day. The only issue i can see is that the statistics get reset on reboot.
I am going to keep searching as ideally i would like the output to look like: Today's Bandwidth: x/gb Yesterday's Bandwidth: x/gb Current Month: x/gb Previous Month: x/gb Don't know if i am expecting too much...... Anyways I will give an update tomorrow |
This is a raw extraction of the byte-counting code from the netstat command.. this may be useful to someone who's attempting to write their own application.
#include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <sys/sysctl.h> #include <net/if.h> #include <net/if_dl.h> #include <net/route.h> int main(void) { struct if_msghdr ifm; int mib[6] = { CTL_NET, AF_ROUTE, 0, 0, NET_RT_IFLIST, 0 }; struct rt_msghdr *rtm; struct if_data *ifd; struct sockaddr *sa, *rti_info[RTAX_MAX]; struct sockaddr_dl *sdl; char *buf, *next, *lim; char name[IFNAMSIZ]; size_t len; int loop_index; if (sysctl(mib, 6, NULL, &len, NULL, 0) == -1) err(1, "sysctl"); if ((buf = (char *)malloc(len)) == NULL) err(1, NULL); if (sysctl(mib, 6, buf, &len, NULL, 0) == -1) err(1, "sysctl"); lim = buf + len; for (next = buf; next < lim; next += rtm->rtm_msglen) { rtm = (struct rt_msghdr *)next; if (rtm->rtm_version != RTM_VERSION) continue; if (rtm->rtm_type == RTM_IFINFO) { bcopy(next, &ifm, sizeof(ifm)); ifd = &ifm.ifm_data; sa = (struct sockaddr *)(next + rtm->rtm_hdrlen); for (loop_index = 0; loop_index < RTAX_MAX; loop_index++) { if (ifm.ifm_addrs & (1 << loop_index)) { rti_info[loop_index] = sa; sa = (struct sockaddr *)((char *)(sa) + roundup(sa->sa_len, sizeof(long))); } else { rti_info[loop_index] = NULL; } } sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl *)rti_info[RTAX_IFP]; if (sdl == NULL || sdl->sdl_family != AF_LINK) continue; bzero(name, sizeof(name)); if (sdl->sdl_nlen >= IFNAMSIZ) { memcpy(name, sdl->sdl_data, IFNAMSIZ - 1); } else if (sdl->sdl_nlen > 0) { memcpy(name, sdl->sdl_data, sdl->sdl_nlen); } if(!strcmp(name, "rl0")) { printf("%10llu %10llu\n", ifd->ifi_ibytes, ifd->ifi_obytes); } } } } The equivalent command is: $ netstat -ib Take care. Last edited by BSDfan666; 12th June 2008 at 03:43 AM. |
Whoo, ephemera used my alterations to the netstat code.
EDIT: While you're not likely to run into this yet, consider changing the size of the interface variable to IFNAMSIZ. EDIT2: You're using OpenBSD, also consider using strlcpy/strlcat instead of strncpy/strncat.. EDIT3: I'm nagging now, ignore me.. -pedantic, anyway, consider making this daemon privsep, there shouldn't be a need to run this as root. Last edited by BSDfan666; 15th June 2008 at 04:36 PM. |
#!/usr/bin/perl # Copyright: ephemera @ daemonforums.org use POSIX("mktime"); die "Usage: $0 interface\n" if $#ARGV; $logfile="/var/log/bwmond.$ARGV[0]"; open LOG,"< $logfile" or die "$logfile: $!\n"; @abbr = qw( Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec); ($min,$date,$mon,$year)=(localtime)[1,3..5]; ($ydate,$ymon,$yyear)=(localtime mktime 0, 0, 0, $date-1, $mon, $year)[3..5]; ($ldate,$lmon,$lyear)=(localtime mktime 0, 0, 0, $date, $mon-1, $year)[3..5]; $year+=1900; $yyear+=1900; $lyear+=1900; %what=(d=>'Today',yd=>'Yesterday',m=>'This Month',lm=>'Last Month'); for (reverse <LOG>) { $end=1; if (!defined $lent) { /(.*):.*/; $lent=$1; } tr/:/ /; @F = split; if ($F[5] == $year && $F[0] eq $abbr[$mon]) { push @m, [@F]; if ($F[1] == $date) { push @d, [@F]; } $end=0; } if ($F[5] == $yyear && $F[0] eq $abbr[$ymon] && $F[1]==$ydate) { push @yd,[@F]; $end=0; } if ($F[5] == $lyear && $F[0] eq $abbr[$lmon]) { push @lm,[@F]; $end=0; } last if $end; } printf "\n%23s%10s\n", '| Dnload(MB)', '| Upload(MB)|'; printf "%s\n", '-----------+-----------+-----------+'; for (('d','yd','m','lm')) { if (defined @{"$_"}) { $up = ${"$_"}[0]->[12] - ${"$_"}[-1]->[12] + ${"$_"}[-1]->[6]; $down = ${"$_"}[0]->[14] - ${"$_"}[-1]->[14] + ${"$_"}[-1]->[9]; printf "%-10s | %8.1f | %8.1f |\n",$what{"$_"},$down/1024,$up/1024; } else { printf("%-10s | - | - |\n", $what{"$_"}); } } print "\nLast updated on $lent\n"; Last edited by ephemera; 22nd October 2008 at 12:36 PM. |
It should be noted, Copyright (c) 1983, 1988, 1993 - The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. |
BTW running a caching nameserver and/or a proxy like squid are great for reducing your bandwidth and thus your costs.
You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump |
Wow I am truly blown away by the responses. Thanks a bunch!
Ephemera: "I have written a daemon for my own amusement." that's amazing I will be trying this out asap. J65nko: All of our "regular" traffic goes out an unlimited connection so there is no worry there. We are already running a proxy to filer out ad's and other various crap. If anyone was wondering, I ran the script s0xxx suggested for a few days and something is messed up with it. Here is the output: External interface bandwidth usage: uptime 10 days ExtIf in total -1 GBytes ExtIf out total 1 GBytes ExtIf in/day 0 MBytes/day ExtIf out/day 0 MBytes/day ExtIf in/30day 0 GBytes/month ExtIf out/30day 0 GBytes/month |
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Of course, Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas — and basically nothing else.
So this is actually a case of "monopoly v. monopsony" — and a very poor data point one way or the other in the muni wi-fi debate.
Lawrence has been touted nationally as the "land that anti-trust forgot". It is one of the few cities in America where one company owns the cable provider, cable news channel, daily newspaper, online news journal, weekly independent and most popular website. What keeps this media machine running smoothly? Broadband Internet revenue. According to Ralph Gage, former Chief Operating Officer of The World Company, 53 percent of the World Company's annual revenue was generated by broadband Internet access.Link (Thanks, Offlogic!)"What better place to start a municipal WiFi project," jokes Joshua Montgomery, founder of the Lawrence Freenet Project and CEO of the organization's for-profit service provider, "I mean what could possibly go wrong?" The Lawrence Freenet municipal WiFi project was launched in April of 2005 by a small group of local geeks. "Mostly we just wanted to see what we could do with Wi-Fi," says Montgomery, "we started off with a $50 WiFi access point and a DSL connection. Now the organization has one of the largest mesh networks in the nation and serves over 1,100 members with broadband Internet access – all without a single dime of tax payer money."


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A new study confirms that coral reefs could become yet another casualty of climate change if something is not done to cool the warming globe. The reason: marine cements that bind together reefs can't form in waters full of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). Those off the west coast of Central America, particularly around the Galapagos Islands, are kept soft by the more acidic waters in that region—and may provide an early look at how coral reefs will fare in the rest of the world as atmospheric CO2 levels rise.
"The eastern Pacific is basically where the global ocean belches or burps. Thus, these waters have naturally occurring high CO2 and low pH" [an acidity/alkalinity scale; the lower the number the greater the acidity], says Derek Manzello, a biologist from the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, lead author of the study appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. That makes the region "a natural laboratory to study how coral reef ecosystems are structured and function under these acidic conditions."
The sparse reefs off the coast of Central America face a host of tough conditions: cool waters that are rich in nutrients and also more acidic, courtesy of higher levels of dissolved CO2 from deep-sea microbes. Even Charles Darwin noted the absence of reefs in the area in his treatise on the subject.
So Manzello and his colleagues took samples from the reefs off the Galapagos and the west coast of Central America, along with those from other regions, such as the Bahamas where conditions are better for coral, and compared them. The analysis showed that acidic waters make it impossible for marine cement—limestone that precipitates out of the seawater as it flows against the coral reef—to form both between individual coral polyps as well as to anchor the entire reef ecosystem against the waves. "These results imply that coral reefs of the future may be eroded faster than they can grow," Manzello says.
These conditions mimic the ocean acidification that is already occurring as a result of elevated CO2 levels in the atmosphere from fossil fuel burning. "The pH of the global surface ocean has already decreased about 0.1 pH units since preindustrial times," Manzello notes. "This doesn't sound like much, but keep in mind that if a change of this magnitude occurred in the human blood stream, we would die."
The results are the first to analyze how a loss of marine cement might affect coral reefs in an acidified ocean. "Poor cementation will make reefs softer and therefore more vulnerable to erosion," says senior marine scientist Richard Aronson at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama, who was not involved in the research. The geologic record offers potentially backing evidence as well, according to Aronson. There are some times in the geologic past when high acidity in the oceans goes along with poor reef-building, but in many cases it is not easy to establish a firm causal connection."
Short of controlling climate change, efforts to help the coral, such as providing reef structures, will not make up the difference either. "Artificial reefs are no match aesthetically, structurally or functionally to natural reef ecosystems," Manzello says. In other words, in a warmer world with more acidic oceans humans may not get the as much as $100,000 in economic benefits an individual reef can provide to a nearby community, according to one estimate, including that of protecting coasts against storms and supporting better fishing.
Adds Aronson: "We absolutely must control emissions of the principal greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, if we are going to preserve life in the oceans in some approximation of the way it should be."
As Ocean Warms, Coral Loses Anchor in Acidic Waters
Coral reefs can't find a strong purchase in the eastern tropical Pacific thanks to more acidic waters--a potential precursor of what the ocean will be like under global warming


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BRIDGEPORT — The head of the Connecticut Democratic Party has called on state Rep. Christina Ayala to resign following allegations she violated state election law.
The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/17PISxj ) that chairwoman Nancy DiNardo said the "wise course of action" would be for Ayala to step down.
Bridgeport Democratic Party Chairman Mario Testa also said Ayala should consider resigning.
A message was left with Ayala's legislative office early Friday morning.
The Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission on Wednesday referred a case involving Ayala's alleged fraudulent voting to state prosecutors for a criminal investigation. House Speaker Brendan Sharkey removed Ayala from her committee assignments.
Ayala pleaded no contest in June to motor vehicle charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident and prosecutors dropped domestic violence charges against Ayala in March after she was charged with slapping her then-boyfriend.
Top Conn. Democrat urges state lawmaker to resign
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In this memorandum opinion, the Court of Chancery, relying on the unambiguous terms of a limited liability company operating agreement, found that a member's failure to make an initial capital contribution to a limited liability company did not affect that member's ownership interest in the limited liability company. Further, the Court of Chancery, applying default fiduciary duties to the managing members of a limited liability company, found that two managing members breached their fiduciary duty of loyalty under the corporate opportunity doctrine. In December 2009, the plaintiffs, Mary Marlene Grove ("Marlene") and Larry Grove ("Larry," and together with Marlene, the "Groves"), and the defendants, Melba Brown ("Melba") and Hubert Brown ("Hubert," and together with Melba, the "Browns"), started a home health care agency, Heartfelt Home Health, LLC ("Heartfelt"). The Groves and the Browns entered into a limited liability company operating agreement (the "LLC Agreement"), which named the four individuals as the four members of Heartfelt and indicated that each member owned 25% of Heartfelt. Further, the LLC Agreement provided that each member was to make an initial capital contribution of $10,000. During its first year of operation, Heartfelt was successful. This success led Marlene and the Browns to discuss the possibility of expanding Heartfelt's operations into Maryland and southern Delaware. However, the Groves, without informing the Browns, formed and operated two new home health care agencies, serving Maryland and southern Delaware (the "Competing Entities"). In April 2011, the parties began disputing their respective ownership interests in Heartfelt. As of April 5, 2011, both Larry and Melba had not contributed the full amount of their required initial capital contributions. Though Melba subsequently increased her cash contributions to the required amount, the Groves and the Browns disagreed about whether Larry's donations of furniture and equipment to Heartfelt satisfied his remaining contribution obligations. The Groves contended that each of Marlene, Larry, Hubert, and Melba owned 25% of Heartfelt. The Browns, however, contended that they owned 63% of Heartfelt because of their greater collective cash contributions to Heartfelt. Following unsuccessful attempts to resolve the ownership dispute, the Groves threatened to file a certificate of dissolution to liquidate Heartfelt and notify Heartfelt's sole client of the dissolution. In response, the Browns, relying on their alleged 63% ownership of Heartfelt, purported to merge Heartfelt into a new entity ("Heartfelt II"), which was solely owned by the Browns. Following the purported merger, the Groves sued the Browns for breach of fiduciary duty and the Browns counterclaimed for breach of fiduciary duty against the Groves. The Court of Chancery first addressed the issue of the parties' ownership interests in Heartfelt. Though acknowledging that the LLC Agreement required each of the four members to make an initial capital contribution of $10,000, the Court of Chancery found that the allocation of the members' ownership interests was not contingent on the members' actions post-signing. In particular, the Court of Chancery noted that the LLC Agreement did not provide that a member's failure to make his or her initial capital contribution would divest that member of his or her interest in Heartfelt. In addition, at the time the Browns initially sought to have Larry make up his shortfall in his initial capital contribution, the Browns did not contend that he had already forfeited a portion of his interest in Heartfelt. Therefore, the Court of Chancery held that Marlene, Larry, Hubert, and Melba each remained an equal 25% member of Heartfelt. Because the Browns were 50%—not 63%—owners of Heartfelt, the Court of Chancery held that the purported merger of Heartfelt into Heartfelt II was a nullity. The Court of Chancery then addressed the Browns' claim that the Groves breached the fiduciary duty of loyalty by wrongfully taking the corporate opportunities of Heartfelt via the Competing Entities. The Court of Chancery held that the Groves owed default fiduciary duties to the Browns and that the opportunities on which the Groves capitalized via the Competing Entities were within Heartfelt's line of business. Therefore, under the corporate opportunity doctrine, the Groves had the burden to demonstrate that there was no breach of the duty of loyalty because Heartfelt was either (1) presented the opportunity and rejected it, or (2) not in a position to take the opportunity. In light of Heartfelt's success in its first year of operation, the Court of Chancery reasoned that Heartfelt would have been financially able to capitalize on the opportunities to expand operations into Maryland and southern Delaware. The only evidence that the Groves offered to support a finding that Heartfelt waived those opportunities was self-serving testimony. In addition, though the Groves claimed that they invited the Browns, in their personal capacities, to join the Groves in creating new, competing entities, the Groves did not testify that those opportunities were presented to Heartfelt. Further, the Court of Chancery found that the Groves' failure to tell the Browns about the Competing Entities when they were formed contradicted Marlene's testimony that the Browns gave her permission to create the Competing Entities. Thus, the Court of Chancery found that the Groves failed to meet their burden to show that Heartfelt disclaimed its interest in expanding operations into Maryland and southern Delaware and held that the Groves breached the fiduciary duty of loyalty by establishing and operating the Competing Entities. To remedy the parties' breaches of fiduciary duties, the Court of Chancery, relying on its equitable powers, ordered the Browns to account to Heartfelt for the profits Heartfelt II earned following the purported merger and ordered the Groves to account to Heartfelt for the profits earned by the Competing Entities. Further, noting that the there was no pending application for dissolution of Heartfelt under 6 Del. C. § 18-802, and declining to effectuate judicial dissolution of Heartfelt sua sponte, the Court of Chancery encouraged the parties to submit a petition for dissolution to be considered concurrently with the accounting. The full opinion is available here.
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"It was about three weeks ago in Alaska. I woke up with about seven days of filth on me -- fish guts, bug guts, will-nots [as in, 'will not come off'] the size of Texas on my ass. I knew I should hit the mountain stream, but it was too cold and I just disrespected myself, then and there. It's just the price you pay for living off the land -- it's the only price you pay, too."
Robby Putnam
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"When I got my divorce, I was taking all the blame that she could lay on me. You get up, start studying your conscience and you feel horrible. You do that for about a year, you start talking to others, and find time to get away from yourself. Only then do you start seeing reality and realize it's not all your fault."
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"I lived in an old house with a mouse problem, and we bought some of those sticky traps. Well, one night I heard one squeaking. Great. What do I do now? I took it out back in a brown paper bag, lined up the hammer, started to swing, and I just couldn't do it. Instead, I put the bag in the trash can. But he's still on my mind the next morning. I can only wonder if he ever escaped. It was kind of a no-win situation."


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December start-up for U.S. Steel's Gary blast furnace
United States Steel Corp. reported today that, based upon the updated rebuild schedule for the No. 14 blast furnace at Gary Works, the furnace is expected to be available for start-up in early December. Following prescribed start-up procedures after such a major rebuild, the furnace should be capable of achieving its expected production rate of 9,200 tons per day in January 2006. The furnace section that was involved in the incident reported earlier this month is being repaired and is expected to be put in place within the next week.


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NT Apology backflip leaves forced adoption victim 'gutted'
The Territory Government has backflipped on its commitment to deliver a formal apology to victims of forced adoption.
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Darwin woman Nikki Caulfield was forcibly adopted under the 1970s policy and recently led a petition to see the Northern Territory Government make a formal apology - the last Australian jurisdiction to do so.
The then-Deputy Leader Robyn Lambley responded to Mrs Caulfield's petition, promising the Territory would deliver a formal apology.
"It is our intention to apologise unequivocally and without hesitation," she told ABC.
Nikki Caulfield was in Canberra with her mother yesterday to hear the Federal Apology, and later heard news the Territory Government had decided to withdraw its commitment to apologise.
Minister for Families and Children Alison Anderson made the announcement via a press release, saying an apology would not be appropriate.
"These policies and practices did not continue after the Territory became self governing in 1978," her press release said.
"Therefore the Government decided against making a separate apology, it is our view that it would be inappropriate and indeed disingenuous."
Speaking on ABC Local Radio today, Nikki Caulfield told Kate O'Toole how upset she was by the news.
"I'm pretty gutted. To say that it would be disingenous is a slap in the face, and to say that on the day of the National Apology - my jaw just hit the floor," she said.
"The Territory has apologised on behalf of the Stolen Generation even though they were'nt in power. It is as if they dont think this one is worth it.
"How do they know it didn't happen after self-governance? We are missing so many records within the Northern Territory and many mothers from the Territory were sent interstate to give birth."
Outspoken CLP member Kezia Purick has called on her Party to reverse the decision not to apologise.
"I've written to the Chief Minister to ask that this be reversed immeadtely as it has affected many Territory families," she said.
Oppsition Spokesperson for Children and Families Natasha Fyles says she is also calling on the Territory Government to make a formal apology.
"Saying sorry is about recognising somebody else is going through pain and suffering. It's not going to solve the issue or make it go away but it's a big step," she told Kate O'Toole.
"Mothers were sent interstate, there's no clear record and we need to help people in healing - part of that is looking at records, part of it is saying sorry."
ABC Darwin requested an interview with Alison Anderson but the request was declined.
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I have a blood red spot on my hard palate and what looks like a couple drops of blood on my uvula. I feel absolutely fine otherwise, and would not have noticed except for a feeling like there is something stuck in my throat. I have no history of this and I quit smoking 1 1/2 years ago. I`m really scared.
There are many reasons for red lesions on the hard palate. Most of them are benign and have no serious consequences. However, some can be serious and need to be treated. Go to your dentist and have him/her diagnose the lesion. If they are unsure, get a referral to an oral pathologist or to a surgeon who can biopsy the lesion. The dentist or the dental specialists will need to see you in order to diagnose your lesion.
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Secretary's. FEM/FP/341 4th April, 1939. Mr. S.R. Kennedy, c/o Swift & Company, P.O. Box 280, Santiago de Cuba, Dear Mr. Kennedy, Thank you for your letter of the 11th March. Sir Walter is not back in England yet, but as soon as he returns your letter will be given to him. Yours sincerely, Private Secretary.
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The waters of Hazelwood Pondage remain a minimum of 22 degrees allowing a variety of water activities to take place all year round. Popular activities include sailing, boating, waterskiing, yachting, canoeing and swimming. Located on Yinnar Road, Yinnar, 5 minutes out of Churchill. Because of its warm waters, Hazelwood Pondage is host to the Latrobe City Sauna Sail. The Sauna Sail, a sailing regatta held annually in June attracting about 160 sail boats from across Victoria as well as interstate.Hazelwood Pondage is the home of the Latrobe Valley Yacht Club. With an annual program of events, almost every Sunday, November through to May and every second thereafter, you will see sail boats out on the lake. A perfect setting for a family picnic or BBQ.
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Explore RAIN, a simple but powerful technique for directing attention to one's inner world, with Tara Brach, a leading Western teacher of Buddhism, known for her ability to integrate psychotherapy with meditative and mindfulness practices. Understanding and learning how to implement RAIN into your clinical practice will allow you to help clients discover the thoughts, emotions, and feelings that make up their true inner experiences, and will open the door for deconditioning unconscious patterns.
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Daniel and I are house hunting. Technically, Daniel, my mom and I are looking for a house. This is one we looked at today in Keller. It's not going to work, but I loved the exterior and the property. Our wish list is going to be hard to meet, but we have high hopes.At the top of the list:1+ acres for our goats and chickens. Yes, I'm [...] Continue Reading
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Because it is absolutely NOT an option for me to have a blogspot account, I have been struggling for months to come up with an original url for my blog. Blogspots and Wordpress hosted blogs cannot be tinkered with much, and if I am going to have a blog my husband needs to tinker with it. Cue the parenting identity crisis.I have noticed that a [...] Continue Reading
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Hey mamas! After Micah was born I found myself reading his story over and over, but Katie's birth story sat untouched in a dusty corner. It's was a "just the facts, ma'am" catalog of timestamps and pushing techniques . . . pretty much a total yawner. Now, I LOVED her birth, it was just that my story didn't do it justice. So here is my second [...] Continue Reading


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Hotel Petit Palais
4.0 out of 5.0Recent guest reviews
Everything was wonderful. The room, the place , the staff, the food , the wine. I strongly recommend this hotel . I will certainly come back . I love Venezia and Lido. I think that is like living in a dream.
The hotel is easily reached by bus from the water bus terminal. We upgraded our room and got a massive room facing the sea. Although you'll want to spend most of your time in Venice it's worth wandering around the area around the hotel as it's a lovely spot. There's a fantastice cake shop on the main street, whcih should not be missed! There are night buses if you arrive back late from Venice (the water buses also run late as well). Management were great, they suggested thing to see on Lido, and let us leave our luggage at the hotel once we had checked out. In addition, they let us delay our checkout until noon as my wife had a bad cold and needed to sleep! It's also worth noting that you can get a water bus from Lido to the airport, but you will need a separate ticket for this, not the standard pass.
Front desk told us where to park our car and we were ticketed. They admitted they gave us incorrect info but refused to take responsibility. Hotel manager was rude and his final sentiment to us was, "YOU ARE WRONG". Nice, huh?? Ticket was only $28 ... would have been good business to take care of it for us. We had to take care of it the next day and missed our tour. Additionally, we had laundry done for a total of $12. The charge came in on our credit card at almost $40. Had to spend time disputing this charge. Although the hotel was lovely, everything else about it was a terrible experience. Would not stay there again and would not recommend it to anyone.
The place was so easy to find and accsessible so theres no need to worry about how to get there.The room was nice and very clean and because of the beach atmosphere in my balcony its perfect for us.The breakfast was not too bad but It would be nice if they change their menu everyday atleast.We cant have scrambled eggs and bacon everyday can we! Staff are very kind and helpful which is pretty good.the price of the hotel is good for not so rich tourist though like us,We just loved to have a comfy and clean room and shower and thats make of it ofcourse.Were planning to ho back this coming summer holiday with my family so I will definitely book our nights in here👍👍👍
Booked this hotel in Lido for a 3 night break. Fairly standard type hotel. The staff are polite and the place is run well. Had a small issue over first days breakfast, but that was resolved straight away. To sum up, the hotel is clean, tidy, the rooms are a good size, and the beds are comfortable. Very good value for money straight forward hotel. Would stay there again.
Very good bed & breakfast on the beach.Lido is an island next to Venice and easily accessible by water bus and local bus.This is in a quieter and considerably less expensive residential area.The area by the water bus access offers restaurants and shopping.The Petit Palais is a five minute bus ride,which is free with the water bus ticket.The water bus ticket is a great deal that will take you anywhere in Venice except to Marco Polo Airport which is an extra fee.The staff at the hotel were excellent,especially Marka,and all spoke english.
A beautiful, beach, magnificent sunrises and sunsets, long strolls through quaint neighborhoods and on the beach. Helpful staff fluent in numerous languages with great suggestions where to eat and shop.
We have just returned from our long weekend in Venice. The location of the hotel is really good. It is easy to get to. There are plenty of shops and restaurants around. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The beach is in front of the hotel.
This was our second visit, and I'm booking another one for this spring. The hotel is a perfect location to get away from the crowds in Venice. The breakfast is excellent and the staff is very friendly and helpful. We were able to take the bus, than water bus over to St. Mark's Square without any trouble every day. We thoroughly enjoyed our stays!
We loved the friendly reception. Carlo was greasing us with a big smile and great humor. The breakfast had something for everyone, fruits, cereal, cold cuts, cheese, pastry, bread and more. We enjoyed our room with ocean view and the beautiful beach. The bus station is two blocks away. We highly recommend Hotel Petit Palais.
Located in Lido of Venice, Hotel Petit Palais is a leisurely stroll from sights such as Venice Convention Center and Adventure Golf. This 31-room, 4-star hotel has conveniences like free breakfast, a bar/lounge, and free in-room WiFi. On the beach, it's also near St. Mark's Basilica and Rialto Bridge.
Start your day off right with a free hot/cold buffet breakfast. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service, or entertain your taste buds with a beverage at the bar/lounge or coffee shop/café.
All of Hotel Petit Palais's 31 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including minibars, safes, and phones. Flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels, and free WiFi keeps guests connected. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, designer toiletries, slippers, and bidets. Desks are also standard.
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Guests of Hotel Petit Palais enjoy free WiFi in public areas, coffee in a common area, and express check-in. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to help with luggage storage, and answer any questions about the area. Other amenities at this beach hotel include express check-out, laundry facilities, and a porter/bellhop.
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Although the American population is growing slowly, there is still a great deal of demographic change going on at the regional, state, metropolitan, and county levels. Demographic change varies both by geography and over time; this book tackles each of these variables, projecting population change for a variety of geographic areas in two time frames: the ten-year period between 1990 and 2000 and the five-year period between 1998 and 2003. Exter, a demographer and expert on regional growth and decline, uses Census Bureau estimates for 1990 and his own estimates for 1998 to make projections for 2000 and 2003. These time frames give the reader a feel for the demographic trends important in business. Topics include population by race and age, migration, and households by type, age, race, and income. Information is provided in tables, with a few charts at the beginning of the sections and rankings appropriate to the topic. Brief descriptive analysis of the data accompanies the charts. A good choice for trend analysis of larger counties, metropolitan statistical areas, states, and regions and for short-term demographic projections; recommended for large public and academic libraries or specialized business or statistics collections.
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Justin Bieber – who was arrested early Thursday morning for DUI and drag-racing in Miami – is flashing his famous smile in his mug shot.
A press conference was held where we learned that the pop star was pulled over for driving 50 in a 30 mph zone. When Bieber was pulled over, the arresting officer smelled alcohol on the pop star.
According to the police report, Bieber was not cooperative and even asked, 'What the f**k did I do.'
Bieber will be charged with a DUI, no valid driver's license out of the state of Georgia, and resisting arrest without violence.
Bieber admitted to police during the DUI investigation at the police station that he had consumed alcohol, had been smoking marijuana and had taken prescription medication.
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The first example in the Mathematica Help on Assuming is (in part) Assuming[a > 0, Refine[Sqrt[a^2]]] which results in the answer a, as it should; however if I type instead Assuming[a > 0, Sqrt[a^2]] I get back Sqrt[a^2]], but I should get a, since there is no other correct answer, because the assumption that a > 0 implies that it a is a positive real. Bug? Kevin -- Kevin J. McCann Research Associate Professor JCET/Physics Physics Building University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250


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— Following a competitive bid, the World Economic Forum (the Forum) has again chosen Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR), Beijing as its official PR partner for this year's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, widely known as the Summer Davos, in Dalian, China. As one of the foremost global business gatherings in Asia, the Summer Davos will join together more than 1,600 top government decision-makers, chief executives from some of the world's largest multinational corporations and fastest-growing companies, leading academic thinkers, media and civil society to discuss the issues surrounding this year's event theme, "Meeting the Innovation Imperative."
Through seven years of longstanding partnership with the Forum, Ogilvy PR has formed a solid team of media, social media and conference experts in China to provide the Forum with on-site Chinese and international media relations support. In addition, the team will also focus on developing a social media strategy for Chinese platforms including Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and WeChat to ensure the Forum continues to resonate with a local audience in the evolving content and social media landscape.
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A suspect has been arrested in Tijuana for the murder of an Ensenada Catholic priest on July 21. Local authorities stated that the suspect, 55 year old Marcos Cisneros Melo, was arrested while in possession of the priests van on August 6.
Cisneros Melo claims to have known the priest, padre Ignacio "Nacho" Cortez, for over 15 years. The suspect was a religious items vendor, who spent considerable time at the home of Cortez.
After the arrest, the suspect allegedly admitted to killing Cortez after a drunken argument. The victim was stabbed at least 32 times with a makeshift weapon. Cisneros Melo looted the home before fleeing in the priest's van.
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