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For more than two decades now I have been an outspoken Cassandra on America's prospects. But why? It is a question that is often asked and my reply routinely draws blank stares: America's basic problem is excessive individualism.
For many Americans the idea of too much individualism is, of course, an oxymoron. But you can have too much of a good thing and individualism is certainly a case in point. Louise Story of the New York Times yesterday documented a classic example of what I mean. In a prodigiously researched analysis, she suggests that American states, counties, and cities give away more than $80 billion each year in job creation incentives. Yet in many cases such programs are totally wasteful and in some they are positively counterproductive.
With thousands of different agencies and officials shouting to be heard in this wild bazaar, competition is sometimes taken to ludicrous extremes. She cites, for instance, a "border war" between Kansas and Missouri. Kansas offered $36 million to get AMC Entertainment to relocate from a base just a few miles down the road in Missouri. She comments: "Workers saw little change other than in commuting times and in office décor." A few months later Missouri retaliated by luring DineEquity's Applebee's restaurant chain to move its headquarters from Kansas to Missouri.
The tragedy is that such competition draws funds away from public investments that really could produce a highly positive return. As Story points out, at the same time that Kansas was forking over millions to get AMC to move, it had to make a drastic cut in its education budget. Yet, as Hallmark chief executive Donald Hall told Story, education is a superordinate consideration for corporations in their relocation decisions. He commented: "If you're looking at the competitiveness of a region, the most important thing a region can do is to focus on education. And this use of incentives is really transferring money from education to businesses."
Story devoted much of her analysis to the extent to which General Motors allegedly gamed the system. But the fact that the system is dysfunctional is not GM's fault and GM was hardly alone in exploiting it. In reality all the world's major auto-makers have played the same game and sometimes with considerably more damaging consequences for the U.S. national interest.
Take, for instance, the so-called transplants set up by Japanese auto companies in places like Ohio and Kentucky. Though the incentives have been spread around these corporations' keiretsu affiliates and are therefore difficult to quantify, it is clear that the sums involved have been enormous. Yet they have also been utterly unnecessary. Why? Because the decision by the Japanese to set up assembly operations on American soil was based primarily on political rather than economic considerations. Even if no state had offered any incentives, the Japanese would have come anyway. Their concern was to soothe trade tensions and spike the guns of protectionist interests. The net effect of all the subsidies was further to undermine jobs in an already devastated Michigan.
Americans used to thinking in terms of maximizing their individual private interests rarely consider the big picture. But there is a big picture and it is becoming increasingly troubling.


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When and why was marijuana outlawed?California, 1913 The first state marijuana prohibition law was passed in California in 1913. The law received no public notice in the press. It was passed as an obscure technical amendment by the State Board of Pharmacy, which was then leading one of the nation's earliest and most aggressive anti-narcotics campaigns. Prior to the passage of the law, there was no indication that cannabis was a problem in California. The Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California from California NORML Utah, 1914 Utah outlawed marijuana in 1914. A number of Mormons moved to Mexico when polygamy was outlawed in Utah in 1910. When they returned to Utah, marijuana was one of the things they brought back with them. Marijuana was outlawed with a number of other common vices as part of Mormon religious prohibitions enacted into law. Other state laws 1915-37 Marijuana was outlawed in 30 states by 1930. There were two primary reasons for the laws. In the southwestern states, marijuana was outlawed because of racial prejudice against the Mexicans who used it. As one Texas legislator said, "All Mexicans are crazy and this stuff (marijuana) is what makes them crazy." In the other states, it was outlawed because of fears that heroin addiction would lead to the use of marijuana - exactly the opposite of the modern "gateway" myth. The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 Marijuana was outlawed at the national level in the US by the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. (Note that the US Government has traditionally used the spelling "marihuana".) There were a number of reasons given for its passage in the congressional testimony. The quotes included:
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If you can fit it in your pockets, then definitely, it's a great device
At least, from what I've heard, unfortunately I haven't had the chance to see one in the flesh
Fuck. I will suck dick and trade my s2 for a note...
why, they're not super different
people may want a larger screen
given the chance, I'd trade my S2 for a Note
I want a bigger phone
Get the international version if you can.
I've had this phone in my hands before, its a great phone but depends on what jeans u wear if it will fit or not, the screen is truely HUGE and i cant control it with only left, or only your right hand your dumb can simply not touch the other side of the screen if u hold it normaly, Its indeed not so-much diffrent from the galaxy S2 , how ever its a great phone and if you are looking for a big phone, that will do everything u want and very easy to use... Buy it!
The three best Android devices available right now are (arguably) the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy SII and the Galaxy Note. Choose based on size, but from what I've heard, the Galaxy Note is undoubtedly the best of the bunch. I don't think I've ever heard a negative thing about it, short of the size argument.
I'm pretty sure a good test is, if you can fit a DS in your pocket, or a PSP, you can fit a Note. Try it in person, nonetheless.
5,3 inch ds is alot smaller ( Atleast, my old ds lite )
The original fat ones, then. Isn't the Note's screen 5.3"?
Ah, it is. So the screen is the size of the entire DS.
Oh haha yeh sorry !
Nothing to apologize about, you had a valid point. The DS is the size of the entire screen on the Galaxy Note. That alone speaks volumes about the sheer scale of it.
Only if you value the size of the phone and it's stylus. Otherwise, the Skyrocket HD is functionally identical, with higher DPI and generally more phone-like. If you don't care for Samsung, the Xperia Ion is another viable alternative.
Guys, I got the Samsung Galaxy S2 from Dubai (European version I believe) and when I brought it to the states in California to use with AT&T and everything was fine.. however then I switched over to T-Mobile and apparently it can't register with 3G on their networks, it can just use the one lower than it, slow as shit, I think it's Edge or something..
So planning on buying buying a Galaxy Note, I believe I should get the one from AT&T but will its 3g/4g work at T-Mobile?
I think AT&T and T-Mo use different frequencies in their UMTS/HSPA protocols, so you can't just buy one from one carrier and use it with the other
Shit, any idea how I can get a Galaxy Note to work with T-Mobile?
I really want that shit, it's sexy as fuck.
You can't do anything about it, other than wait for a T-Mo version or switch to AT&T.
ugh, I love that phone, but at&t they canceled my unlimited data account and tried to bill me $400 dollars after it was already canceled too. So I'm not going back to them.
I think the only phone that's compatible with both networks would be the Galaxy Nexus
For the GSM Galaxy Nexus, this is completely correct.


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Kardashians have lots o sex with African American dudes. Groan worthy, low hanging fruit like the rest of his jokes that night.
ReplyCancelDid he look down and read it off his paper or did he wing it? (Cant load it for some reason)
ReplyCancelAs much as I love Joel Mchale, I don't find him funny sometimes. I'm reading mixed reviews about his speech which is keeping me from watching it.
ReplyCancelOkay, this may not be the best place for book club talk this time as people might actually watch a Joel McHale video, even though he is dead to me. Back to Off Topic
ReplyCancelSugar! Whenever you get here, Seven suggested another movie for us to watch: The Men Who Stare At Goats
Sorry I missed the live streaming event on Saturday. I did watch Goats. Dakota was right to ream out her agent. "The townie girl who works in the cafeteria and can be had for $50" wasn't that memorable.
ReplyCancelOh shit guys, I've heard that joke before. Did he steal it from someone else?! Are we about to have another Mencia & Dane Cook sticky fingers on the mic meltdown extravaganza? WHERE IS JOE ROGEN?! Meh, I'll look into this later but it's probably just a rehash from the soup
ReplyCancelHe looked really bad always looking down forearm the paper I was wondering if he refuses to wear glasses and didn't want the teleprompter because he couldn't see.
ReplyCancelSeems as if he was trying too hard to plug E! and it bombed horribly. It's only funny on The Soup because you expect stupid crass humor. E!pic Fail Joel.
ReplyCancelButterkwup, someone who was there totally saw him all over another woman. Right until his wife showed up. Gross.
ReplyCancelI can't stand the Correspondents Dinner.
The press should NEVER play nice with politicians.
There should always be a complete war between them.
A compliant media allowed the Iraq War to happen.
So basically fuck everyone who was at the dinner, in a nutshell.
ReplyCancelAnd you puddled your pants? Pull yourself together Heisenberg!!!!
But…. He was supposed to be the exception to the rule.
I'm so sad now.
ReplyCancel@Dingle I agree—not appropriate and very disrespectful. No wonder politicians get no respect these days.
ReplyCancelAnything that can stir up stagnant politicians is fine with me. Some missed, but, generally right on and funny.
ReplyCancel@Sandybrook – was wing it a pun? I can't tell. Do you watch Community?
ReplyCancelI like McHale on the Soup but that was one of the lamest featured guest speeches at the WHCD that I have ever seen.
ReplyCancelPoliticians get no respect for a shit ton of reasons having nothing to do with the correspondents dinner.
ReplyCancel@Sherry-very true. Hello my mayor smokes crack. But these dinners just make it worse.
ReplyCancel@ Texas rose, I agree. I love Joel McHale and his stand up is really funny but this just wasn't.
ReplyCancelHow come y'all haven't deemed this as racist, like when Sandy told a K-troll to find a black guy to fuck?
ReplyCancelI watched it, it was as Joel himself said, a rollercoaster. Parts were funny and parts were groan worthy. This one was groan worthy, the comment may be true, but it was the wrong room for a joke like that. His Christie fat jokes weren't funny either, but the "I'm investigating myself, the results are in, I did nothing wrong' bit was funny.
ReplyCancelI'm all for poking fun at politicians and love it when they make fun of themselves. But damn, make it funny! A comedian's sole purpose in his career is to make us laugh, so DO IT!
I agree, the media and politicians should not be mingling and playing footsies under the table together. Bad form for both. It leads to tap dancing in bathroom stalls in between courses, and that leads to killing stories that the public needs to know about.
ReplyCancel@sandybrook, on Community he plays Jeff Winger so it made me wonder. 🙂


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Kisses Fly at Air Show as AirAsia Signs Expo's Biggest Jet Order
Benedikt Kammel and Andrea RothmanBusiness reserve gave way to raw emotion when AirAsia Bhd. signed Airbus's biggest deal yet at this year's Farnborough Air Show, with the executives of both companies exchanging kisses and man-hugs.
Airbus Chief Executive Officer Fabrice Bregier grabbed his counterpart at AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, and planted a kiss on his cheek after Fernandes said he'd buy 50 A330-900neo airliners. The passion on display at the press conference flowed from Fernandes to John Leahy, the Airbus sales chief, who found himself on the receiving end of another peck.
Fernandes, a long-term proponent of the A330neo, recounted how he'd been abruptly interrupted yesterday by a cohort of Airbus sales executives, who tracked him down on a vacation in Capri in Italy to complete the deal in time for the air show. Talks progressed into the night as the two sides boarded a plane to make their way to the expo south of London, he said.
"I was having great time in Capri, and the idyllic vision got destroyed by John Leahy's face," Fernandes quipped. "It was amazing we were able to complete the deal."
In the space of little more than a decade, Fernandes has built an airline that is now the largest Airbus customer by the number of aircraft, topping 600 units. The A330neo, which Fernandes has said will be a "killer" aircraft, will help him save fuel costs thanks to new engines.
Airbus has harnessed this year's air show to win orders for the A330neo, with aircraft leasing companies including Air Lease Corp. and CIT Group's Inc.'s leasing arm placing deals. Fernandes was the first airline customer to order the model, and he will be first to receive it, Bregier said.
"Thank you for giving us a wonderful aircraft," Fernandes said to the Airbus executives gathered to witness the signing. "The first ever time you came to see me you bought me an ice cream."


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Ouija board helps psychologists probe the subconscious
The Ouija
board has long been a source of entertainment, mystery and sometimes
downright spookiness. Now it could shine a light on the secrets of the
unconscious mind.
The Ouija, also known as a talking board, is a wooden plaque marked with
the words, "yes", "no" and the letters of the alphabet. Typically a
group of users place their hands on a movable pointer , or "planchette",
and ask questions out loud. Sometimes the planchette signals an
answer, even when no one admits to moving it deliberately.
Believers think the answer comes through from the spirit world. In fact,
all the evidence points to the real cause being the ideomotor effect,
small muscle movements we generate unconsciously.
That's why the Ouija board has attracted the attention of psychologists
at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Growing evidence
suggests the unconscious plays a role in cognitive functions we usually consider the preserve of the conscious mind.
Take driving your car along a familiar route while planning your day. On
arrival, you realise you were not in conscious control of the car, it
was your "inner zombie", said Helene Gauchou at the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness conference in Brighton, UK, this week. "How can we communicate with that unconscious intelligence?"
Gauchou's approach is to turn to the Ouija board. To keep things simple
her team has just one person with their finger on the planchette at a
time. But the ideomotor effect is maximised if you believe you are not
responsible for any movements - that's why Ouija board sessions are most
successful when used by a group. So the subject is told they will be
using the board with a partner. The subject is blindfolded and what they
don't know is that their so-called partner removes their hands from the
planchette when the experiment begins.
The technique worked, at least with 21 out of 27 volunteers tested,
reports Gauchou. "The planchette does not move randomly around the
board; it moves to yes or no. It seems to move almost magically. None of
them felt responsible for the movement."
In fact some subjects suspected that their partner was really an actor -
but they thought the actor was deliberately moving the planchette,
never suspecting they themselves were the only ones touching it.
Goucher's team has not yet used the technique to get new information
about the unconscious, but they have established that it seems to work,
in principle. They asked subjects to answer 'yes' or 'no' to general
knowledge questions using the Ouija board, and also asked them to answer
the same questions using the more orthodox method of typing on a
computer (unblindfolded). Participants were also asked whether they knew
the answer or were just guessing.
When using the computer, if the subjects said they didn't know the
answer to a question, they got it right about half the time, as would be
expected by chance. But when using the Ouija, they got those questions
right 65 per cent of the time - suggesting they had a subconscious
inkling of the right answer and the Ouija allowed that hunch to be
The team now plan to refine the technique, as a normal Ouija board can
take too long to deliver an answer - up to two minutes. "We're trying to
develop a reducted friction device," says Gauchou. She's even
developing a "Ouija app".


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By Tiernan Ray
Arista Networks, the Santa Clara-based networking equipment vendor that filed for a public offering back on March 31st, isn't trading yet, but that hasn't stopped the Street from weighing in on its prospects.
Gabelli & Co.'s Hendi Susanto today issues a Buy rating, and doesn't assign a price target, but rather lists a placeholder value of $38 per share, which is derived from the midpoint of the preliminary pricing range of $36 to $40 offered in the prospectus. The shares are actually expected to price tonight.
Arista, which competes with Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Juniper Networks (JNPR) is depicted by Susanto as David facing Goliath, with Susanto actually displaying a picture on the report cover of the biblical fight.
Arista reported $361 million last year, in its prospectus, and Susanto is modeling that rising to $556 million this year, $779 million next year, and almost a billion in 2016.
Describing the "David versus Goliath fight," Susanto writes,
David vs. Goliath fight. Arista is targeting the fastest growth segment within the data center switching market that is expected to double from $6 billion in 2013 to $12 billion in 2017 (19% CAGR). Market leader Cisco held 71% of market share, which is significantly larger than Arista's 6% market share in 2013. We believe Arista's cloud networking solutions will appeal to the IT industry and win market adoption. We believe Arista can grow its market share and capture approximately 10% of the market in 2017.
Susanto thinks the pricing is likely to be reasonable, based on the initial published range:
We believe Arista is being taken public at a compelling valuation and at a premium discount compared to our comparables of selected companies specializing in next-generation disruptive technology platform. Arista trades at 11.9x 2015 EV/EBITDA based on the mid-point of the IPO price range of $38 per share and our projection. We value Arista Networks with EV/EBITDA multiples of 24x in 2015 and 20x in 2017. Our PMV estimate is $66 per share in 2015 growing to $78 per share in 2017.
Susanto's is actually the second pre-IPO review in a week. ISI Group's Brian Marshall a week ago Monday initiated coverage with a Strong Buy rating and a $60 price target. Late yesterday, Marshall re-circulated his note in advance of the pricing to remind clients he is on the case.
In his note, Marshall, who has met with Arista management over the years, waxes more enthusiastic than Susanto, writing:
As a leading provider of datacenter Ethernet switches, we believe ANET best personifies our "Secular Growth Pedestal" (SGP) within our entire coverage universe and will likely enjoy strong double-digit revenue growth for the foreseeable future. We have known the company/management team for a long time and have the upmost respect for the caliber of business they have built over the past ~10 years. We recommend the investment community be decisive with "indications of interest" on this IPO as we see a very bright 3-5 year horizon for ANET.
Correction: A prior version of this piece referred to Susanto having a $38 price target, when in fact that is just a placeholder reflecting the preliminary range offered by the company. Gabelli has not set a price target.


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Sen. Collins: 20 or 21 foreign women in Secret Service prostitution incident
WASHINGTON — At least 20 foreign women and as many Secret Service and military personnel met at a hotel in Colombia in an incident involving prostitution, and lawmakers are seeking information about any possible threat to the U.S. or to President Barack Obama who arrived for a conference soon after, congressional officials said Tuesday.
In briefings throughout the day, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan told lawmakers that 11 members of his agency met with 11 women at a hotel in Cartagena and that more foreign females were involved with American military personnel. One Republican senator said Sullivan told him he had referred the matter to an independent government investigator.
Obama and some key congressional Republicans, meanwhile, said they continued to support Sullivan.
"The president has confidence in the director of the Secret Service. Director Sullivan acted quickly in response of this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak in to the matter," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
"It sounds like he's taking the situation very seriously," said Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who said Sullivan briefed him Tuesday. "It was welcome news that he has called on the inspector general for an independent review."
Sullivan shuttled between meetings with lawmakers Tuesday, outlining what his investigators in Washington and in Colombia have found about the incident.
"Twenty or 21 women foreign nationals were brought to the hotel," Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, said Sullivan told her. Eleven of the Americans involved wereSecret Service.
Additionally, a U.S. official in Washington said Tuesday that 10 military members are being investigated in the matter. While the facts have yet to be fully sorted out, those 10 are from more than one service and none are officers, the official said.
A defense official said on Monday that at least some of the military are members of the Army.
Meanwhile, Sullivan told the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that the 11 Secret Serviceagents and officers were telling different stories to investigators about who the women were. Sullivan has dispatched more investigators to Columbia to interview the women, said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
"Some are admitting (the women) were prostitutes, others are saying they're not, they're just women they met at the hotel bar," King said in a telephone interview. Sullivan said none of the women, who had to surrender their IDs at the hotel, were minors. "But prostitutes or not, to be bringing a foreign national back into a secure zone is a problem," King said.
The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Grassley's account that Sullivan had requested an inspector general investigation.
The scandal overshadowed Obama's visit to a Latin America summit over the weekend and embarrassed the U.S.'s top military brass. Pentagon press secretary George Little said that military members who are being investigated were assigned to support the Secret Service in preparation for Obama's official visit to Cartagena. He said they were not directly involved in presidential security.
The Secret Service sent 11 of its members, a group including agents and uniformed officers, home from Colombia amid allegations that they had hired prostitutes at a Cartagena hotel. The military members being investigated were staying at the same hotel.
The Secret Service personnel were placed on administrative leave, and on Monday the agency announced that it also had revoked their security clearances.
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are looking into the allegations, with King's committee devoting four investigators. He said it's not yet clear whether he'll call hearings on the matter. He, too, said he's standing behind Sullivan.
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Randy Jackson's catchphrases and over-the-top enthusiasm were a staple of "American Idol" for twelve seasons. Above are some of his best bon mots, in all their ridiculous glory. Below is a video of Randy playing with Journey, because did you guys know he played with Journey? We aren't sure he's ever really mentioned it.
Just joking. He brings it up at least once a season. But in all seriousness, his bass solo in the video is pretty awesome.
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Oberheim Strummer
The "Strummer" listens to chords played on your MIDI keyboard and plays them back to your MIDI sound source (Synthesizer or Sampler) just as they would be played from a guitar. Not only will the chord voicings be correct, but the chords can actually be "Strummed!" With the "Strummer," you can even change the speed and direction of your "Strums" just by changing the way you play your MIDI keyboard. Also, "Strummer" has the ability to distinguish the difference between chords and single notes, allowing you to send chords out on one MIDI channel (Distorted Guitar Sound for example) while your single notes are sent out on a different channel (i.e. Solo Sound). Your keyboard may have a great guitar sound, but can you play a great guitar part? Yes. The Oberheim Strummer will transform your keyboard playing into a stunning and convincing performance featuring realistic guitar articulation.
By looking at such factors as the range of the guitar, the number of notes being played, chord position, and the velocity of the performance, Strummer can transform the incoming MIDI data out into performance data emulating that of a real guitarist. Performance data may be delayed, echoed, harmonized, transposed and sent back out on multiple MIDI channels. In addition to control over strum direction and speed, the Strummer also features Chord Capture for real time single finger chords. Individual picking patterns and riffs may be assigned to a single key, for real time performance playback. You can even control the number of "strings" being strummed via keyboard velocity.
Some additional features include: Adjustable Delay and Decay Rates. Velocity Switching. Chord Voicing Variations. Chord Capture (Adjustable Single Finger Chords). Transposition of MIDI Delays (Great for MIDI Harmonizing). Ability to synchronize to MIDI Timing Clocks (External Sync). MIDI Program Change.
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Employees and affiliates of Comcast are familiar with teamcomcast.com. This link is owned by Comcast Corp., and if you type this URL to your browser, this will take you to a web portal, where you need to log in so you can start using the site. Employees would need to provide their username and password to begin using the web portal.
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The Comcast Corporation is the company behind teamcomcast.com. Comcast is a US-based cable company that is known for providing entertainment as well as informational communications to all their subscribers within the United States. They are said to be the largest cable operator and is among the biggest home Internet service providers (ISP) all over the country. Furthermore, Comcast is hailed as the 3rd largest telephone provider all over America, including cable television and broadband Internet.
Currently, Comcast employs almost 130,000 employees all over the United States and in order to give their staff convenience when accessing their employee portfolio and other resources concerning their task with Comcast, the company has set up teamcomcast.com.
Welcome to Team Comcast
The moment you access the site, you will automatically be taken to a page that says, "Welcome to Team Comcast". On the right hand corner, you will find the network login and you will have to enter your username and password to be able to use the site. There is also a disclaimer that says that if you access teamcomcast.com every day, you will have to use the same username as well as password. If you cannot log in or if you do not know what your username is, it asks you to call 888-570-0778 – the toll free number of the Division Support Center of Team Comcast.
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Healthy Lifestyles for Children With Complex Heart Problems (ReACH)
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Healthy Lifestyles for Children with Complex Heart Problems is a planning and resource development project. The goal of the project is to develop an implementation plan that would enable children with complex heart problems to lead healthy, active lives within their own community. The primary goal of the project is to promote physical activity, because the physical and mental health benefits of activity are very important for these children. Children with complex heart problems have a higher risk for obesity, diabetes, acquired heart disease and mental health problems than their healthy peers. The physical health benefits of physical activity are well known, but physical activity is also key for children's mental health. Physical activity enables children to socialize with peers and create bonds and friendships. Physical activity participation also directly elevates mood through the release of brain chemicals. Children with complex heart problems are also known to experience fear and anxiety related to physical activity. This project will also develop strategies to promote healthy eating and the prevention of physical activity-related injuries to these children and their families. Children with complex heart problems are at higher risk of overweight and obesity and face unique injury risks related to pacemakers or their medications.
Extensive consultations with families and caregivers have identified needed supports for physical activity lifestyles, mental health, healthy eating and injury prevention for these children. The goal of the interviews was to understand the positive and negative influences on physical activity and healthy lifestyles for these children. Analyses of the interview content was used to develop a detailed, step-by-step implementation plan to provide the supports necessary for children with complex heart problems to lead active, healthy lives in their own community, with their family and friends. The implementation plan specifies changes to family education and counselling resources, clinical care routines, and communication among professionals and families.
The clinical trial will evaluate the impact of implementing the family supports and changes to practice previously developed. Surveys will be completed by families attending the cardiac clinic before and after the changes to practice and additional resources are made available. Interviews will be utilized to gather additional feedback from professionals and families that receive counselling utilizing the supplementary materials.
Condition | Intervention |
Congenital Heart Defects Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias Cardiomyopathy |
Behavioral: Supplementary resources |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | Healthy Lifestyles for Children With Complex Heart Problems |
- Family perception of clinical service [ Time Frame: Within 2 weeks of clinic visit ]Likert scales to measure family satisfaction with healthy lifestyle information and resources provided during clinic visit.
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) [ Time Frame: Within 2 weeks of clinic visit ]
- Change from Baseline of Children's Self-Perceived Adequacy and Predilection for Physical Activity [ Time Frame: 1 month after intervention completion ]
- Change from Baseline in Multi-dimension anxiety scale for children [ Time Frame: 1 month after intervention completion ]
- Change from Baseline in Pediatric Symptom Checklist [ Time Frame: 1 month after intervention completion ]
- Change from Baseline in PedsQL Family Impact Module [ Time Frame: 1 month after intervention completion ]
Enrollment: | 64 |
Study Start Date: | January 2012 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2013 |
Primary Completion Date: | September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
No Intervention: Control Group
Receive standard clinical care and supports.
Experimental: Supplementary resources
Receive standard care and supports plus supplementary resources developed for the intervention.
Behavioral: Supplementary resources
Clinical and educational resources for patients, their families and the professionals who care for them.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 4 Years to 17 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- child with a heart condition requiring on-going follow up between 4 and 17 years of age or parent or healthcare provider of such a child
- able to verbally answer questions and express opinions in English or French
- able to provide informed consent or assent to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- disability other than heart condition which significantly impacts physical activity participation or healthy lifestyle habits
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01785498
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1 |
Responsible Party: | Dr. Pat Longmuir, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01785498 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REB12/04X 2012-06-1-4460033 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport Healthy Communities Fund ) |
Study First Received: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Updated: | February 10, 2015 |
Keywords provided by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario:
children quality of life physical activity healthy lifestyle |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiomyopathies Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Defects, Congenital Heart Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Pathologic Processes Cardiovascular Abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities |
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As a longtime Alaskan hunting and fishing guide, custom knife-maker Russ Kommer has pretty much seen it all over the years when it comes to outdoor knives. Outdoorsmen choose their particular knives based on a variety of reasons from function, feel, looks, and overall value. This series of fixed blades and lockback folding hunting knives feature high hollow ground blades in clip and drop point blade styles. Handles are comfortably shaped and the optimally sized finger grooves help to provide grip confidence equally well for both large and small hands. A double injection mold process of both hard and soft polymers creates an ideal all-weather, textured handle surface. All Free Range hunting knives come with their own high strength nylon fabric belt sheaths for convenient, comfortable carry. If you are the type that enjoys adventuring outdoors, you owe it to yourself to have the right cutting tool to make life outdoors more enjoyable.
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Organic Powdered Confectioners Sugar
Our organic Powdered Sugar captures a tiny bit of natural molasses in the fine powder making it delightfully sweet and flavorful. We blend it with organic tapioca for a gluten free and corn free powdered sugar. Our soft confectioners sugar is perfect for frosting, candies, fillings and decorating cookies. It's also perfect sprinkled over french toast, beignets and crêpes.
1 Cup Organic Powdered Sugar = 1 Cup Refined Powdered Sugar
Other Ingredients
Organic sugar*, organic tapioca starch
*Fair trade certified by fair trade USA
Supplement Facts | ||
Serving Size: 1/4 cup (30 g) | ||
Servings Per Container: 15 | ||
Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
Calories | 120 | |
Total Fat | 0 g | 0% |
Sodium | 0 mg | 0% |
Total Carbohydrate | 30 g | 10% |
Sugars | 30 g | |
Protein | 0 g | |
Not a significant source of Calories from Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron. * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
Great on Pancakes!
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I use this powdered sugar because it's organic, vegan, and doesn't have cornstarch in it like most powdered sugars. It tends to partially form into hard little clumps so you may wish to use a sifter. I love making pancakes and topping them with this awesome powdered sugar. Quite an indulgent breakfast it is!
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Tasty powered sugar! Works well for making icing and desserts. Love that it is NON-GMO and Organic!
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This powered sugar is a lovely consistency and not lumpy. I have successfully used it in making icing to rave reviews! I will continue to buy this brand of icing sugar. If you like my review, please click that this was helpful. Thanks!
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Love this product
Posted by 4622079126259214095 on Jan 15, 2015
The nicest icing sugar/powdered sugar I have come across. So beautiful and fluffy and not overally sweet like most. Texture is perfect.
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Quite nice!
Posted by 4842921437555824061 on Oct 14, 2014
It's so hard to find Fair Trade powdered sugar at all, so I'm very pleased to see that Wholesome Sweeteners offers it. I only gave it 4/5 stars because it has a less fine texture than I'm used to and I did have to adjust the measurements slightly in my baking, but it's quite a nice sugar overall.
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Get an overview of this hotelHouston hotel near Hobby Airport
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when you check out. Your points will be credited 35 days after you return from your trip.*Offers may apply
2 miles from airport
This hotel is about 2 miles from Houston Hobby Airport and the Manheim Auto Auction, 9 miles from Downtown, George R Brown Convention Center, and Minute Maid Park, and 15 miles from the Johnson Space Center.
Indoor pool, spa tub
Highlights include an indoor pool and spa tub, 2 restaurants, a business center, and free outdoor parking. Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport has a smoke-free policy.
Flat-panel TVs, Wi-Fi
Guestrooms feature 32-inch plasma high-definition TVs, free HBO, wireless Internet access, large desks, and Marriott's signature Revive Bedding. Marble baths include Bath & Body Works products.
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Renovations & Closures
- Dining venue
- Lobby
Hotel Amenities
For recreation and relaxation, the hotel offers an indoor pool, spa tub, outdoor patio, and fitness center. WiFi in common areas is available for a fee. Open for lunch and dinner, Spiritz Bar and Grill showcases steaks and seafood, and features 13 plasma TVs. The Atrium Café serves a breakfast buffet daily and a lunch buffet on weekdays. This hotel also offers room service for guests.
Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport also includes a full-service business center and a 24-hour airport shuttle. The hotel has a smoke-free policy. Pets are permitted for a surcharge. Outdoor parking is free.
- Coffee shop or café
- Meeting rooms 15
- Express check-in
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 10
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Free airport transportation
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- 24-hour health club
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 287
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 1997
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of meeting rooms - 13
- Year Built 1985
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 21500
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Washer/dryer
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 12.95 per stay )
Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Coffee/tea maker
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- First-run movies
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Washer/dryer
- Free newspaper
- Partially open bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Shower/tub combination
- Sofa bed size
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Heating
- Satellite TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport has 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Room service during limited hours is available.
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 4 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 50 per stay
- Dogs only
- 2 per room (up to 25 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Cash Deposit Required
- Deposit: USD 50 per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 16.95 per person (approximately)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12.95 per stay (rates may vary)
- Pet deposit: USD 50 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 50 per pet, per stay
- Late check-out fee: USD 50
Hotel Name
- Houston Marriott South Hobby Airport
- Marriott Hotel Houston South Airport Hobby
- Houston Marriott South Hobby Airport Hotel
- Marriott South Hobby Airport Hotel
- Marriott South Hobby Airport
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Up to 4 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Cruise industry Portland, Maine USA
Portland, Maine expecting 71,255 passengers on 58 ships
The Port of Portland, which opened a longer, deeper-water pier in 2011 to accommodate larger cruise ships, is expecting 71,255 passengers on 58 ships this year, a 3.5 percent increase. By contrast, 68,861 cruise ship passengers visited Portland on 59 ships in 2012.
The increase in passengers coupled with fewer ships mirrors a trend in the industry toward both ends of the scale: bigger ships that carry thousands and come with family-friendly amenities such as water parks, and smaller, more luxurious ships that carry only a couple of hundred passengers.
The cruise industry launched 12 new ships and one refurbished ship last year, despite recent problems on several cruise ships, including illnesses, power failures and fires. Seven of the new ships carry fewer than 170 passengers each, while five ships have capacity for more than 3,000 passengers each. Only one ship was launched in the midsized range of 1,260 passengers, according to the Cruise Line Industry Association, an industry trade group.
The bigger ships command the bulk of the industry's profits because of the high volume of customers and the growing number of such ships, said Jaime Katz, a leisure and entertainment industries analyst for Morningstar, an investment research firm. In 2016, for example, Royal Caribbean International plans to build a 5,400-passenger ship.
"The target market for the ultra-luxury segment is much smaller. The lion's share of industry profits come from the broadest segment of the population," said Katz.
Some of the luxurious, small ships are foreign-owned or privately held and do not release financial information publicly, Katz said, so it is difficult to gauge how profitable they may be compared with mass-appeal ships.
The influx of larger ships to Portland is also attributable in part to the opening of the so-called megaberth, a longer pier built to handle cruise liners as long as 1,200 feet. The megaberth opened in September 2011 and additional dredging was done later, after a ship had to leave port early during an unusually low tide.
The biggest ship to visit Portland this year will be Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, with 3,114 passengers, which is scheduled to visit three times in September.
For 2014, 37 ships have tentatively booked to stop in Portland, with an estimated 71,880 passengers.
Although most of Portland's cruise traffic takes place in September and October as tourists come for foliage season, the city already has seen 13 ships this summer.
Despite news stories earlier this year reporting problems on cruise ships, passengers on the Carnival Glory, which docked Monday in Portland, said they had no fears on board the ship, which began its cruise in Boston and was bound for Canada.
"As many Carnival cruises that there are every year, the percentage of problems is very small," said Bobby Payne of Pensacola, Fla. "We've been on four or five Carnival ships and never had a problem."
"It's not really a consideration for us. I'm not worried about safety," said Denice Smith, from New York state, who was on the cruise for her honeymoon. "It was an easy drive for us to Boston. Just five hours. We didn't have to worry about the cost of a flight."
The industry has seen some highly public black eyes this year, including a fire in May on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas, a power loss in March on Carnival's Dream, and a fire in February in the engine room of Carnival's Triumph that stranded the ship in the Gulf of Mexico for several days. The power loss crippled not only the ship's propulsion, but also support systems such as plumbing and cooling systems.
assengers on board the Triumph reported enduring cold food and unsanitary conditions for the four days before the ship was towed to port. The cruise line saw its stock drop before the company replaced its chief executive officer last month.
"It reminds people that it could be awhile before you get back to land," said Michael Jacob, a director of ITG Investment Research. "We found that Carnival had to lower summer fares by about 20 percent."
This year's cruise problems, however, were minor compared with last year's capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy that resulted in 32 deaths. That incident had a temporary dampening effect across the entire industry, analysts said. The Costa Concordia's parent company is Carnival Cruise Lines.
"Last year, every cruise line saw a negative effect. But the Costa Concordia was significantly more impactful with a lot of fatalities," Jacob said. He said that cruising still remains relatively safe.
"Before the Concordia, the last big incident for the industry was the Titanic," he said.
Other negative news for the industry in the past year ranged from broad outbreaks of norovirus, which can cause diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, to the disappearance of a husband during a Mediterranean honeymoon cruise. In February, 22 passengers of the Carnival Splendor were robbed at gunpoint in Mexico.
But none of these reports stopped Lee Barile of New Jersey, who said she decided to go on a cruise for vacation because she saw it as the most economical and relaxing way to travel.
"The stories of illnesses or crime -- that is what sells stories. It's probably safer than other modes of travel," Barile said.
By bringing ships to small ports such as Portland, the industry can try to attract more consumers by making it easier for them to cruise near home without having to travel long distances just to get to a ship, said Katz.
"The cruise industry is a niche product. There has to be newer ships with a lot more amenities to try to grab a new segment of the population," Jacob said.
The industry's North America cruise line passengers are expected to rise to 17.6 million this year, up from 17.2 million last year, according to the Cruise Line International Association.
There are few reliable statistics on illnesses that occur on cruise ships, since what would be a gastrointestinal disease may be mistaken by some passengers as just seasickness, analysts said.
Cruise ships participating in the vessel sanitation program are required to report the total number of gastrointestinal illness cases evaluated by the medical staff before the ship arrives at a U.S. port when sailing from a foreign port. A separate notification is required when the gastrointestinal illness count exceeds 2 percent of the total number of passengers or crew on board, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection.
About 10.3 million passengers embarked on a cruise ship from a U.S. port in 2012. There were 16 norovirus outbreaks reported to the CDC, involving a total of 2,791 ill passengers, according to the CDC website. That compares with about 20 million norovirus cases in any typical year in the United States, according to the CDC.
Such illnesses are more prone to breaking out in areas where many people share an enclosed space and the same air, which can occur on land as well as at sea. In 2011, the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas had an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease, a sometimes deadly form of pneumonia.
"Think of any enclosed ventilation system," Katz said. "There's a potential for problems."


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Adding Office Hours In MyCCRI
Here is a quick and easy way for faculty to add office hours to their course schedule using MyCCRI.
Instructions and Screenshots |
Step 1Once you have logged into MyCCRI, click on the For Faculty tab. |
Step 2The Faculty Services screen now appears with a list of selections. Click on Faculty Detail Schedule. |
Step 3At the Select Term screen, select the current term from the drop down menu. Then click Submit. |
Step 4You should now be brought to your course list for the selected term. Scroll down to the course for which you wish to add office hours. Next to " Office Hours," click on Add . |
Step 5Scroll down to the Office Hours section and fill in the pertinent information, i.e. hours, days, phone #,etc. Note: When entering office hours, remember to use the 24 hour clock system. i.e. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. should be entered in using four digits for each hour - 0800 to 0900. |
Step 6When you have finished filling in your information, click on the down arrow next to " Copy To: " and select the course(s) to distribute the office hours to. Then, click "Submit." Note: Make sure that "Display" has been checked. Students will not see the posted hours if this has not been checked. |
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Let value be the verdict on tax waivers
Published:Monday | January 14, 2013 | 1:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
The reluctance to rescind the discretionary power of the minister of finance to grant tax waivers has been one of the sticking points
Tax waivers, granted by successive administrations for decades, result in the Government forgoing millions of dollars in revenues each year.
There is only one crucial question to answer: Is the net effect from the granting of tax waivers a positive one, which boosts the economy?
If the answer is yes, the practice is beneficial and should be continued. But if the answer is no, it should not be a guessing game what needs to be done.


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Disney's Aladdin Trivia (Game Boy)
Published by Developed by Released Also For |
ESRB Rating Genre Perspective Visual Gameplay Misc |
Critic Score
100 point score based on reviews from various critics. 3.4
User Score
5 point score based on user ratings. |
The 2D animation for Aladdin and the other characters of the game were done by actual Disney animators and artists who worked on the film.Music
The PC version Disney's Aladdin has digital music throughout the game, using .AMF files, a digital module format similar to .MODs. (AMF is the format used by Otto Chrons' Digital Sound and Music Interface, or DSMI. Another game that uses DSMI for sound,is Archon UltraNES Music
The game's music was composed in Notator for the Atari ST as a MIDI file, then converted to the NES.References
- In the level where Aladdin has to escape from the Palace Dungeon, eagle-eyed viewers may spot a familiar set of mouse ears located on one of the skulls in the background.
- In the Desert level for the Genesis (probably other versions as well), there's a clothes line with just some clothes and a Mickey Mouse hat!
- In the background in the "Inside the Lamp" level, a Sega Genesis can be seen in the background.
- On the Genesis, in the level "Escape from the Sultan's Palace", Sebastian from Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid is hanging in chains.
- In the second level of the Mega Drive/Genesis version, the snakes closely resemble Sir Hiss (Prince John's henchman) from Disney's 1973 feature film, Robin Hood.
- Amiga Joker
- Issue 02/1996 – Best Dexterity Game in 1995 (Readers' Vote)
- Issue #4 - #13 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list
- GamePro
- 1993 (Vol. #6, Issue #2) - Genesis Game of the Year
- Power Play
- Issue 02/1994 – Best Genesis Game in 1993
- Issue 02/1994 – Most Cuddly Sprite in 1993 (for Aladdin)
Contributed by Mickey Gabel (358) on Jul 28, 2000. [revised by : chirinea (39974) and Patrick Bregger (161845)]. -- edit trivia


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2015 Summer Staff selection
Applications for 2015 Summer Staff are now available. Apply through B-Engaged.
Summer Staff Job Description
The role of Orientation Summer Staff is to assist with various campus activities over
two summer months, and the Welcome Weekend. Summer staff will be responsible for working
from June -Aug. 28 on events associated with Orientation and Late Nite.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Actively and fully participate in training for the position.
• Show up and be ready to work at designated scheduled times.
• Hold position as first priority to other summer obligations.
• Welcome new students and families to Binghamton University.
• Run designated Late Nite activities set for summer orientation.
• Assist with checking Orientation participants in and out of the residence halls
(organizing keys etc.)
• Assist with set up or tear down of events
• Actively manage and participate in the organization of the parking lots for Orientation
In order to be considered as a candidate, you must:
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0
- Be in good academic and judicial standing with the University
- Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student
Application Process
- Applications are available through B-Engaged
- Applications are due Friday, April 15.
- Interviews are by invitation only. They will be held April 20-24. If asked to an interview, you will be notified via e-mail, so please be sure to check your e-mail.
- Staff members will be notified by May 1.


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Dig It
Product Information
Object | Move pieces until you reveal the bone. |
Brand | FoxMind |
Types | Alex Polonsky, Family Games |
Product Description
You're a dog in the park and your goal is to dig for bones. As you seem to be a creative, intelligent and determined dog, you should be up for the challenge! So shift, turn and flip one patch of grass at a time until you have fully revealed the crunchy delicious bone you've been dreaming of for the last few minutes!
The game includes a spiral booklet with progressive levels and a smartly designed box to easily store the game.
- A unique and practical game box
- 1 booklet that includes 50 progressive puzzles and solutions
- 9 playing pieces of different shapes
- 3 bones of different sizes
- Game rules
- Best Bet Award - The Canadian Toy Testing Council - Canada 2011
- 6/6 Recommended - Consumer Guide - Canada 2010
- Seal of Excellence - Creative Child Magazine - USA 2010


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Scientists, and not weathermen, have spotted dark clouds over Kolkata. Known as Polar Stratospheric Clouds, these formations comprising mainly of gases and fumes from automobiles, reside at a much higher altitude than ordinary rain-bearing clouds.
But why should such findings ring alarm bells among the city's population? SK Chakraborty, head of the Indian Centre for Space Physics in Kolkata, and one who led a team of scientists to report the findings, told HT: "These clouds are formed from gases, especially chlorine, which react with ozone molecules and destroy them. The results are disastrous — depletion of the ozone layer located in the stratosphere." And, once the ozone layer gets damaged, harmful ultra-violet (UV) rays from the sun will reach the earth. UV rays not only can cause cancer in human beings, but can also trigger gene mutations, responsible for other life-threatening diseases. UV rays have disastrous effects on plants and animals, too, thereby disrupting the food chain and can even play havoc with the climate.
"These clouds are usually found above the polar regions, particularly Antarctica. But this is the first time that such clouds have been spotted over the city," Chakraborty said.
The findings have been documented in the European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research journal published by the European Space Agency. NASA has already shown interest in the findings and has sent a questionnaire to Chakraborty and his team.


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The latest from Hamish about how the Deed isn't really a Deed, and that even if the Cup then doesn't exist, never the less ISAF should run it. Or something like that. Nothing much new here, basically the same stuff that the late Maid Marian spouted off on his behalf in the past.
All this from the guy who gave us CNEV. Now there is a lawyer we can all trust.
Anyway...found the gibberish from Ross on Ehman's FB page. Click on the Dropbox link to read the latest legal theory from Hamish Ross.
https://www.dropbox....13 NZLJ 359.pdf


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