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The final book in the New York Times bestselling House of Secrets series that was called "a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure" by J. K. Rowling. Created by Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story), with the acclaimed author of the Codename Zero series and the Fourth Stall saga, Chris Rylander.
With their last adventure just barely over, the Walker kids thought life would finally go back to normal. But things don't remain calm for long . . . especially when the colossus Fat Jagger turns up in San Francisco Bay—and he's in danger!
With the police closing in, the Walkers must figure out how to save their giant friend. When a frost beast is spotted in Santa Rosa—and more mystical creatures start appearing all over America—it's soon clear that the characters from Denver Kristoff's works are invading the real world. It's up to Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia to reenter the book world one last time to keep the worlds from colliding, causing mass destruction.
They will have to track down three Worldkeepers hidden in Kristoff's books—magical items that when used together will seal the worlds off for good. But the Walkers' first move leads them straight into the Wild West, with lethal outlaws and lawless deputies—and that's just the beginning. They'll encounter dinosaurs, aliens, killer robots, and the Wind Witch herself—with new friends and old—and be faced with some of the deadliest choices they'll ever have to make. The scariest thing of all could be deciding who to trust, since everyone is hiding something. . . .
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Critical Praise
"Fans will relish this final adventure . . . Delightfully imaginative" — Booklist
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "A breakneck, jam-packed rollercoaster of an adventure about the secret power of books, HOUSE OF SECRETS comes complete with three resourceful sibling heroes, a seriously creepy villainess, and barrel loads of fantasy and fear." — J.K. Rowling
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "A swift-paced . . . clever page-turner for any reader who has wanted to take part in literary adventures. . . . This story is compelling, great fun, and sure to be popular." — ALA Booklist
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "In a rousing adventure reminiscent of THE EMERALD ATLAS, director Columbus and author Vizzini catapult a trio of siblings across time and space, as they square off against a forgotten writer's literary legacy... The nonstop action comes with increasingly high stakes...wildly imaginative." — Publishers Weekly
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "[It] stirs up plenty of action involving pirates, giants, and man-eating insects - not to mention a skeleton sword fight worthy of Jason and the Argonauts. House will have even reluctant readers lining up for a sequel." — Tara Fowler, Entertainment Weekly (A- Review)
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "HOUSE OF SECRETS is one of the most entertaining middle-grade fantasy novels I have ever read. Anyone can enjoy House of Secrets because it's chock full of action, adventure, and humor...Once you read HOUSE OF SECRETS you'll be begging for the sequel!" — Jonathan Goldhirsch, Examiner.com
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "This book is a true masterpiece of perfection." — Krazy Kesh, The Guardian
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "Columbus and Vizzini craft a fast-moving, cinematic narrative that packs plenty of punch." — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: "Columbus and Vizzini know how to keep a story moving. Every chapter ends in a cliffhanger." — Marjorie Ingall, The New York Times
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: BATTLE OF THE BEASTS: "A dark action-adventure-fantasy with surprising heart." — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: BATTLE OF THE BEASTS: "[An] imaginative, fast-paced adventure that is sure to please fans." — Booklist
Product Details
- Imprint: Balzer + Bray
- On Sale: 05/03/2016
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 1.57 in (d)
- Pages: 528
- List Price: 17.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)


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As I took to the road with boss-man — what I call the publisher of qnotes — we were both excited to see what Tiger World had in store. On the short 40-minute drive to Rockwell, N.C. from Charlotte, N.C., we chatted enthusiastically about our admiration for big cats and our hope that this facility so close to home would treat the magnificent creatures it housed as well as they deserve.
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A local woman, who's serving a life sentence for killing her husband, will remain in sentence.
The First District Court of Appeal has rejected 48-year Judy Gsell's request for a new trial and a new sentence.
The 5-appelate judge affirmed the trial court's guilty verdict and life sentence.
Gsell killed and robbed her 80-year old husband Raymond Gsell back in January 2012.
Raymond Gsell had refused to give Judy Gsell and a friend money to buy drugs.
She strangled her husband but it was the friend, Dawn Ross, who actually killed Raymond Gsell, by breaking his neck.
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Kindergarten is the new first grade.
This has not happened overnight. I am aware that it has been creeping up over the years. But the "red-shirting" I just read on-line about is shocking. (Red-shirting is holding your child back from starting school because they are "not ready", even though they are age-eligible, so that they have an advantage over their peers.) One elementary school teacher wrote that in his school, kindergarteners were expected to be able to read a simple sentence BEFORE starting kindergarten. When did this happen????
I thought kindergarten was a time for kids to get ready for learning. Fifty years ago, most of us knew our colors, the alphabet and could probably count to ten before entering kindergarten. During our kindergarten year, we learned to obey the teacher's instructions. We learned when it was time to be quiet and when we could talk. We learned that we needed to raise our hand if we wanted to speak. We learned how to stand in line without shoving each other. We learned to listen during story time. We learned that when it was time to move onto another activity, we had to put away our favorite toys/crayons/blocks.
Fifty years ago, learning to read was reserved for First Grade. At the end of the kindergarten year, if someone was deemed not ready for First Grade, he/she spent an additional year in kindergarten, maturing so that he/she would be ready to learn when they entered First Grade.
By the time my son entered kindergarten twenty years ago, things had changed from when I was in elementary school. Twenty years ago, most children went to pre-school or daycare prior to kindergarten, while I had stayed at home with Mom. The children of my son's generation had already learned all the things that were expected of me in kindergarten, before they even entered the classroom door. My son's kindergarten teacher did a lot of pre-reading (and pre-math) conceptual assignments with her students, so that when they entered First Grade, he/she would be ready to learn to read and understand first grade math.
Fast forward to today. It sounds like today's "kinders" are expected to "be able to read" when they enter kindergarten. Perhaps many are able to read simple sentences, with the access and variety of electronic learning available at home today, in addition to socialization skills learned in pre-school. Perhaps we even need our children to learn to read in kindergarten, if we want to be competitive in a global environment.
But if parents are holding their children back another year, entering their children in kindergarten when they are six and have already learned how to read, then what is the point? If this trend is true and widespread, then Kindergarten has just become the new First Grade. Its just a matter of semantics.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
What Happened to Kindergarten?
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But love, real love, dewy and palpitant and tender, you do not know.
I was palpitant with apprehension, as who similarly placed would not have been?
The palpitant desire of all nature in the spring thrilled through his heart.
He was hatless and coatless, and palpitant with the excitement of the sport.
Then there followed a palpitant moment while she held her breath and shut her eyes.
She was so supple of form and so radiant of color, and so palpitant with timid joy.
This was followed by a palpitant hugging, from the folds of which emerged vague, bubbling sounds.
Into Piedmont swarmed the youth of all northern Italy, girt with sword and gun, palpitant for strife.
So vital was the effect as one looked, that it seemed a palpitant personality of breath and soul.
1837, from French palpitant (early 16c.), from Latin palpitantem, present participle of palpitare "to move frequently and swiftly, tremble, throb," frequentative of palpare "to touch" (see feel (v.)).


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John Oliver – Republican Reactions to Trump's Lewd Remarks
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Thank you consumer.
Don't forget Kadyrov's cat.
how much does he gets paid by Hillary
what about jill Stein and gary Johnson
Donald Trump is like Hitler, high on PCP, raping cancer patients in a third
world hospice.
He's the worst human being who ever lived.
I wouldn't fuck Anderson Coopers pussy with Bill Clinton cigar ??
THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY NEEDS OVER HAUL!!!! We must get these fucking
idiots out of office out of congress an out of the discussion b4 they fuck
us for another 8yrs . They are barely relevant if this us as good as theyer
judgment gets . ITS TIME TO FIRE SOME REPUBLICAN RETARDS AN FAST
Trump won the debate tonight.
the first female presidential candidate blah blah blah.. wait, are we
forgetting all the truly fucking horrendous shit SHE has done? she's guilty
of the same fucking crime she was calling for the death of the wiki leaks
what the actual fuck? John, what the fuck mate? and how the fuck, is what
he said "truly heinous"? this is yet more bullshit spin. fuck the media
these days. no integrity at all!
so trump talked inappropriately, but Hillary can kill anyone who opposes
her, lie for over 40 years, and get US soldiers killed and that's cool with
you people…
Hillary for one term.
Hillary and Trump. You would think a nation of 300+ million people would be
able to produce a better candidate. You know. Someone not hated by 50% or
more of the population. Someone like Bernie Sanders. Yeah you wasted the
chance to pick someone decent.
Hillary sucks Trump sucks… Julie Stein anyone?
Ok oliver trump is an asshole , but you dont talk about the Clinton rape
scandal , which was way worst then trump talking about grabbing by the
Yep John Oliver is still a cuck. Nothing new, move on.
How can any woman vote for this vile repugnant buffoon is beyond me.
Great job Oliver. You slammed Trump for locker room talk that everyone male
has done. Now cover bills rape allegations and Hillary's intimidation.
Cover her laughing at getting a child rapist off.
Shitty bought media.
Seeing this from the outside is just hilarious. Hillary will be pres, there
is no doubt about that, but be sure that she will be the worst president of
all time, I feel bad for woment that she is going to be the first to get
there, really. I find it also very funny that people get crazy over this,
it's just words, we all know people who privately speak like that, I think
Hillary and her husband actions have been far wrose, look at the tape about
the raped girl, this just shows you how evil she is
This tape is way overblown. that was 10 years ago. He wasn't even a
politician(even now tbh). That dialogue sounded just like regular rich
college kid. Trump is a dumb dumb while Clinton is cheating liar. The other
two sounded a bit crazy on the side. There is just no good choice at all.
We need a political revolution and abandon the two parties system.
The people who saw this and don't react are the deplorables who should not
be apologized to.


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I just want to ask the process on how we can legally purchase and transfer the land title to us when the Land title is under the deceased husband's name? We are currently negotiating with the wife and children on the purchase of the lot. They are willing to pay the inheritance tax and all other expenses related to the selling of the lot as long as we pay them with the agreed amount. We have checked the title and it's clean. The deceased husband's name appear on the title and it was also mentioned in the title that he is married to the seller (or mother). We will be applying for a loan in a bank to pay for the lot price. Will there still be any conflict if we purchase the lot that is under the father's name given that the family is willing to pay the inheritance tax? If yes, may we ask for your advice on how we can legally purchase the lot and transfer the title to our name.
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Yikes, I now realize that being a merchant is a lot of work. So I just finished with the General Contractor (GC) and Interior Designer with Feng Shui experience…good grief there is a lot to do…but I must say the GC and Designer are transforming a simple, dusty space into a magical and inviting store location.
Now it is late, I am hungry so I am going home to relax for a little bit and then look at MSPs…I still have the advertisement for US Bankcard Services, Inc. (USBSI)…U-S-B-S-I…yeah that has a nice ring to it…it stands out.
Still, why does my bank keep asking me about whether I want merchant service account?…Ahhh, the bank…setting up a corporate banking account, wow that's not easy…and that's a story for another day.
So I am going back and forth in my mind…MSP or Bank…what are the pros and cons?
Well, the banks rate for processing seems slightly lower than the average MSP, but the banks do seem to have a lot of extra fees and charges. Plus the Customer and Technical Support hours are very limited. My restaurant starts early and finishes late so limited or extra cost support is not good.
So let's look at what separates an MSP like USBSI from the banks and other MSPs…
OK… relax time is over now, and I am looking at USBSI's advertisement which reads:
- Value Added Service
- Do you want to SAVE Money?
- LOW Rates Starting at 1.29%
- Come Join the US Bankcard Services, Inc. Family!
- No Startup Cost
- No Application Fee
- No Programming Fee
- 24/7 Multilingual Support
- Next-day funding
- Chargeback assistance
- Next day Approval
- Innovative Solution
- Cutting Edge Technology
Wonderful, this is everything I am looking for! These are the 'value adds' that my Economics Professor spoke of. Better rates than the banks I went to. Plus, look at all the additional value added services. It is worth it for me to go through USBSI for merchant card processing.
They also have all major and niche card brands like They also have all major and niche card brands like:
China Union Pay
BC Card
So here is what I need to get a Merchant Identification Number (MID):
Application Requirements for all businesses:
- Physical Location in the US Checking account with a bank located in America in the name of the business or the merchant account signer
- Explanation of business type (i.e.: LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, etc.)
- Federal Tax ID Number (EIN), Owner or Merchant Account signers SSN
- Owner or Merchant Account signer's address information
- Product or Services being sold information, Intended method of accepting transactions (i.e.: swipe, internet, keyed, etc.)
- General business location type (i.e.: Shopping Center, Home Based, etc.)
- Copy of a voided check from merchants' checking account.
Additional Requirements for some businesses:
- Exchange and Refund policies
- Marketing material (i.e.: business card, brochure, advertisement, etc.)
- Proof of State or Federal Business License
- Proof of business existence (i.e.: phone bill, utility bill, etc.)
- Proof or financial stability (i.e.: profit and loss statements, bank statements, etc.)
Requirements for all internet businesses:
- Active website with DBA of website listed on application
- Product delivery methods and time-frame clearly stated on website
- Product prices in US dollars
- Privacy Policy listed on website
- Customer Service telephone number listed
- Secure checkout system
- Domain name registered to merchant
Goodness gracious…this seems like alot of effort. I am so glad USBSI could help me out…especially with overcoming the language barrier and my ignorance of American Law and business practice.
I will contact USBSI tomorrow and inquire about desk-top and mobile terminals… Oh yeah…and e-commerce set-ups…now it's time for bed. Good night!
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text: The New Victorian Era June 25, 2008 Although smaller in size, Cunard's latest ship retains tradition By: By Jason Cochran Cruise With Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 passing later this year from a venerable oceangoing liner to a floating shopping mall in Dubai, an era is ending. But her retirement certainly has not halted Cunard's luxury ships, each operating with the dignity of a bygone classic voyage. The Queen Victoria (QV) is the second new ship from Cunard in three years, the first being, of course, the Queen Mary 2 (QM2). The Victoria, while a more manageable Panamax size, squeezes down most of the QM2's defining features into a 2,000-passenger design. Come 2010, Cunard's third new ship since 2004, the Queen Elizabeth — no number will be appended — will mean this oldest of lines will have one of the youngest fleets afloat. Its traditions, though, remain resolutely old school. Cunard's insistence on segregating its clientele into three classes may be a holdover from its liner days, but it's also central to its English appeal. The Queens Grill and the Princess Grill classes, analogous to first and business class, use a private staircase in the middle of the ship. They not only come with two dedicated restaurants, but a shared lounge, terrace and outdoor dining area. They would be nearly completely sealed off from the rest of the ship if they had a private pool. Passengers not in either class are referred to as "our Britannia guests," meaning that they dine in the Britannia dining room. Hardly steerage class, Britannia hosts some 800 guests per seating, and its staff is as attentive as you'd expect of a luxury-level line. Overall, the staff-to-guest ratio is about one to two. The ship's Todd English specialty restaurant has a very reasonable $30 surcharge and the Lido cafe is laid out in islands and sections. Those looking for an exact repeat of the Queen Mary 2 may not get exactly what they want. The smaller QV had to omit several of her sister's more newsworthy perks, including a second theater with a planetarium and a disco. On the other hand, the QM2 can't fit into the Panama Canal, so the Queen Victoria has more flexibility in terms of its itinerary. (However, having been aboard during the ship's maiden passage through the canal, I can attest that watching a ship's perfect black livery scraped by the two-foot clearance produces pained wincing.) Victoria has some delightful innovations onboard, including an Edwardian-style theater with three levels of opera boxes that can be rented for production shows; red-capped stewards serve champagne before ushering guests to their seats. However, it was a good idea that was diminished on execution: For safety's sake, those boxes were marred by the addition of protective curved glass that somewhat distort the sightlines. Victoria's spa is operated by Cunard; the spa aboard QM2 is run by Canyon Ranch. The design is split by a public elevator bank. Unlike the QM2's spa, here, the hydrotherapy pool for private use of guests after their treatments is not as secluded. The Victoria has a slate of bars that, more or less, matches the QM2. Veuve Clicquot champagne again sponsors the onboard bubbly bar, done in Art-Deco style. The Golden Lion Pub approximates an English locale, serving traditional pub grub from fish and chips to shepherd's pie. Cafe Carinthia caters to the caffeinated, and the Chart Room specializes in whiskies. One of Cunard's greatest assets is its Englishness. The ship's well-stocked souvenir shop did a brisk trade in Queen Victoria-themed hats, shirts and bags. Clientele here know that the brand is half the appeal of this line. In general, her guests are well- educated and have made enough of a success of their lives to want to repeat, or at least go through the motions, of a classic liner journey. That means regular formal nights, and unlike many other lines these days, Cunard is not the sort of line where men will feel comfortable should they forget to pack the tie and cummerbund. It also means that many of the more boisterous activities popular on other lines — the kinds that make a book reader seek quieter sections of the deck — simply don't happen here. What you get instead is a handsome two-story, 6,000-book library (the second largest at sea), a bookstore, a small but centrally located museum dedicated to the line's history and a busy slate of lectures by impressive professors and educators. And the offerings aren't always all that highbrow; on my trip, famous Variety columnist Army Archerd was engaged to dish on Hollywood stars. When it comes to children, Cunard is also probably best suited to the bookish type. That's not due to the ship, which has two private, well-stocked kids areas in a prime area of a high deck, but to the clientele, which mostly raised their brood decades ago. On my cruise — admittedly, during the regular school year — there were very few youngsters to be found in the kids' areas — The Play Zone nursery and children's center, for children up to 6, and The Zone, for kids 7 to 17. The Queen Victoria is sailing in Europe this summer, mostly out of Southampton. She circles the Black Sea in midsummer and, after a brief stint in the Caribbean, offers a world cruise embarking in January 2009. Fares typically start around $2,445 for a 12-day cruise and around $3,000 for a two-week itinerary. Cunard also offers roundtrip fares from a variety of North American gateways. www.cunard.com Print Email


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If you need to change a password in the system, your password you can reset it but it will require that you shutdown the HoudiniEsq service on your machine first.
1. Stop the HoudiniEsq Service.
2. Locate your profile file which corresponds to your login name (it has a .hup extension) located in the HoudiniESQ/webapps/houdini/esb/config/users folder, e.g. email@example.com
- On a Mac the HoudiniEsq root folder will be in Applications.
- On Windows the HoudiniEsq root folder is in the Program Files (x86) (on the C: drive).
3. Open the file with a text editor. If using Windows Vista or above, you will need to run the editor in Administrator Mode by right-clicking on it in order to Save your changes.
4. Find the section that looks like the following
5. Change the PWD (between the quotes) to a new temporary password. IMPORTANT: The password is only encrypted after you have successfully logged on and change it to a permanent one.
6. Start the HoudiniEsq service.
7. Login
8. Now go to your user profile and change to a secure one so it encrypts itself.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are using TextEdit for OSX, please make sure that Smart Quotes are disabled. You can change this in the Preferences menu under the File dropdown.


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Israeli Mafia
The Israeli mafia is the general term for organized crime groups operating in Israel and also internationally. Allegedly there are 16 crime families operating in Israel, five major groups active on the national level, and 11 smaller organizations. Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison
Organized crime in IsraelThe major crime groups are the Abergils, the Abutbuls, the Alperons, the Dumranis, the Shirazis, the Amir Molnar and Zeev Rosenstein syndicatesThe illegal activities they are engaged in include:
Operating casinos and other forms of gambling inside and outside Israel
Prostitution and trafficking in women
Money Laundering
Protection and extortion rackets
Loan sharking
Drugs and arms dealing
Fencing stolen goods
Diamond smuggling
According to Israel's former Police Commissioner David Cohen, Israeli crime organizations had penetrated the formal economic sector and local governments, and "equipped themselves with large quantities of combat means explosives and arms." In a mob war starting in the early 2000s between the crime families, several crime bosses were killed. It also cost the life of innocent bystanders.
Ex-Soviet organized crimeEx-Soviet organized crime in Israel began with the mass immigration of Russian Jews to Israel in 1989. The Russian mafia saw Israel as an ideal place to launder money, as Israel's banking system was designed to encourage aliyah, the immigration of Jews, and the accompanying capital. Following the trend of global financial deregulation, Israel had also implemented legislation aimed at easing the movement of capital. Combined with the lack of anti-money laundering legislation, "Russian" organised crime found it an easy place to transfer ill-gotten gains. In 2005, police estimated that Russian organised crime had laundered between $5 and 10 billion in the fifteen years since the end of the Soviet Union. Even non-Jewish criminals such as Sergei Mikhailov, sought to get an Israeli passport, using fake Jewish documentation.
The Israeli mafia in the United StatesIn the 1980s Israelis set up a crime syndicate headed by Johnny Attias in New York, dubbed the "Israeli mafia". It pulled off the biggest gold heist in the history of Manhattan's jewellery district, getting away with over $4 million in gold jewellery. Attias was murdered in January 1990, and New York's Israeli mafia fell apart soon after. Several members among them Ron Gonen had turned informant and the authorities arrested the rest of the gang in September of that year.
Israeli crime organizations such as the Abergil crime family and Zeev Rosenstein are heavily involved in ecstasy trafficking in the United States. In a statement before Congress in 2000, officials with the U.S. Customs Service noted that "Israeli organized-crime elements appear to be in control" of the multibillion-dollar U.S. Ecstasy trade, "from production through the international smuggling phase". The main drug supplier of former Gambino crime family underboss Sammy Gravano in his Arizona drug ring allegedly was New York based Israeli mobster Ilan Zarger, who allegedly distributed more than 1 million Ecstasy pills from May 1999 to May 2000 with a wholesale value of $7 million. He pleaded guilty to charges of running a drug gang that flooded Arizona and New York with almost four million Ecstasy pills over three years. Another Israeli, Oded Tuito, said to head one of the largest Ecstasy-smuggling organization, which imported millions of Ecstasy pills from Paris, Brussels and Frankfurt into New York, Miami and Los Angeles, was arrested in May 2001.
In 2006 Zeev Rosenstein was extradited to the U.S., after being arrested in Israel. He pleaded guilty before a federal court in Florida to charges that he distributed ecstasy pills and was sentenced to 12 years in prison which he serves in Israel. In January 2011, Yitzik and Meir Abergil and three other suspects were extradited to the U.S. They are facing a 77-page, 32-count federal indictment that alleges murder, massive embezzlement, money laundering, racketeering and running a large Los Angeles-based Ecstasy ring. The trial is set for November 8, 2011 in the Los Angeles Federal District Court


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A delegation of around thirty-five people from the United States went to Pakistan to meet the victim families of US drone attacks and they met with groups in opposition to drone strikes by the United States. The group of delegates, organized by CODEPINK, had a positive and welcoming response. The group participated in a protest in South Waziristan in October. The delegation met Fahim Qureshi, who lost four family members, his own eye, and had abdominal surgery after a drone struck near him. They met with Mohammed Ejaz who lost two family members in US drone attacks.
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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a preeminent international law firm, has an immediateopening for a legal intern/trainee in its competition practice in Brussels to assist in particular with work on several ongoing cartel cases.
Applicants should be English native speakers or be able to demonstrate native-level written and spoken English during the interview process.
Candidates should have finished their first (undergraduate) law degree and have completed an LL.M. Preference will be given to applicants who are already admitted to practice in an EU country. Work experience as a stagiaire in DG COMP at the European Commission, in an EU Member State competition authority, or in the European competition practice of an international law firm, as well as a strong academic focus on competition law is highly desirable. Hand-on experience in EU cartel cases would be a definite plus.
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Cadwalader's Brussels office provides leading advice on all aspects of EU law and policy. Our focus in particular is on antitrust: merger clearances, market dominance, cartel defense and state aid, spanning a wide range of industry sectors. We represent clients before the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission, in the European Courts in Luxembourg, before the competition authorities of the EU Member States and in the courts in EU Member States. The successful candidate will be relied upon to be involved in many aspects of a wide variety of EU competition law matters.
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It's interesting, during this season when we ponder God coming to us in such a state of utter vulnerability, that washing and feeding -- the same things that we do for the youngest and most helpless among us -- are the ways in which we experience God's sacramental presence in the most powerful way.
And how interesting that throughout history the Church has tended to place barriers before people seeking these sacraments -- insisting that baptismal candidates (or their parents) or communicants demonstrate a certain level of "understanding" or merit before the sacraments are administered.
"Bathe me"; "feed me"; the primal needs of the helpless. The God we believe in, teach and confess once came to us as one just as helpless. So just as a mother or father freely give these gifts to their children out of love for them, the Church might re-envision its role in administering the sacraments with a mind to the mothering, fathering God who has given them to us as acts conveying God's love and care.
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LC's Tree: Washed and Fed
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- Karen said...
Well said.
- Emily said...
LC--Indeed well said, and one of the most unique and cogent theological reasonings I have seen on these topics.
- Sarah said...
I agree--great food for thought.
- Rainbow Pastor said...
I'm a little late here, but Oh, yes. You've got it. And since I'm preaching Jesus' baptism this Sunday, and always looking for an opportunity to talk about Communion as well...well, you see where I'm going with this! I love your images of the Mother/Father God caring for us as infants...
Wonderful images!
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Medical professionals and students are increasingly making use of medical phone applications. For example, some applications provide diagnoses or treatments to confirm the professionals thoughts in case of doubt. Nowadays, about 10 000 medical apps are available in the app store and 30-50% of the health professionals is using the medical apps (Visser et al., 2012). But how accurate and reliable are medical applications? Is there a future for these applications? That will be the topic of this blog post.
One of the top medical applications is called Epocrates. The application has several functions, for example: reviewing of drug prescriptions, checking for harming drug interactions, accessing medical news and performing medical calculations. Additional functionalities, such as disease information and medications are available, but only with paid subscription. Epocrates is an example leader for the high amount of apps available in medical healthcare. According to the application description, 1 out of 2 medical professionals is using the application (Itunes, 2015). However, only 28% of the phone users are very satisfied with the application (Glenn, 2013).
Since medical applications have an influence on personal healthcare, concerns are high. These concerns mainly focus on the lack of references and authenticity. Information might not be up-to-date or authors might nog be recognized as medical professionals. According to several studies, more than 35% of the medical applications turned out to contain information that is not medically supported. Unless these concerns, no medical disasters caused by the consequence of the use of medical applications have been reported as harmful (Visser et al., 2012).
More and more, companies are developing medical applications, used by medical students and professionals. Since there is no regulation on the applications yet, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the intention to publish regulations for the use of medical applications. A draft has been created already (Visser et al., 2012). According to me, regulations on the applications are very important; the use of applications has impact on the personal treatment of the client and might have consequences for the health of this client. Therefore, information provided by the applications must be up-to-date and created by medical professionals. What is your opinion on this? Should medical applications stay free of regulations to ensure an open platform, or should the applications be strictly regulated? I am looking forward to your opinions.
Apple.com (2015) Epocrates [online] available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epocrates/id281935788?mt=8
Glenn (2013) Physician's top 5 most-used medical apps for smartphones and tablets [online] available at: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/content/tags/american-ehr-partners/physicians-top-5-most-used-medical-apps-smartph
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It was a really nice day today in Central Texas. The high was about 78 degrees and almost no humidity. Logan and I took advantage of the nice weather to play outside for awhile. We are expecting another nice day tomorrow. Enjoy the smiles!!
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Very cute pictures! It looks like gorgeous weather! It would be nice to not have to deal with humidity! It's a killer! We have had weather in the 70's lately, but the humidity makes it feel much warmer and muggier. (sp?)
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Deciding where to study next September is a huge decision. With fees at their highest, you are making a big investment for your future. But how do you know what university is best for you? And how can you get a real feel for what student life will be like?
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DR. GERALD FINKEL, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT INDUSTRY BOARD OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY,PLAINTIFF,v.ALLTEK SECURITY SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.,DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Judge:
On October 22, 2010, Plaintiff Dr. Gerald Finkel, as Chairman of the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry (the "Joint Board"), commenced this action against the defendant, Alltek Security Systems Group, Inc. ("Alltek" or "employer"), pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. ("ERISA"), and the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 ("LMRA"), 29 U.S.C. § 185, for alleged violations of collective bargaining agreements (the "CBAs"). On December 15, 2010, Plaintiff moved for the clerk's entry of default. On January 5, 2011, default was entered against the defendant and the court referred any requests for damages and/or attorney fees to United States Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky. On January 28, 2011, Plaintiff moved for default judgment. Magistrate Judge Pohorelsky issued a Report and Recommendation ("R & R"),*fn1 dated August 26, 2011, recommending the court enter default judgment and award Plaintiff a total of $103,535.12 (plus $6.83 per diem interest starting January 29, 2011) and $5,516.72 in attorneys' fees and costs broken down as follows: $68,822.10 and $1,963.92 in interest (plus $5.11 in per diem interest) for unpaid contributions in the weeks ending April 21, 2010 through June 16, 2010; $14,655.25 and $2,462.30 in interest (plus $1.72 in per diem interest) for unpaid contributions in the Audit Period; $58.20 in interest for late payments to the 401(k) Plan that were paid before the lawsuit was filed; $15,573.35 in liquidated damages; and $5,516.72 in total attorney's fees and costs. (R & R at 17). On September 9, 2011, Plaintiff timely filed objections to the R & R challenging: (1) the denial of damage awards for unpaid dues assessments and loan repayments; and (2) the modification of Plaintiff's proposed calculation of interest owed on unpaid contributions. (See Docket Entry 14.) In further support of these damages claims, Plaintiff filed an additional declaration, (Declaration of Christina A. Sessa dated September 7, 2011 ("Second Sessa Decl.")), and attached exhibits.
As set forth below, upon de novo review of Plaintiff's objections and additional evidence, the R & R is modified to the extent that Plaintiff's method of calculating interest owed on the unpaid contributions is accepted. However, the court agrees with the magistrate judge that Plaintiff has not shown it is entitled to an award of the dues assessments. Accordingly, the court adopts that portion of the R & R. Having found no clear error in those portions of the R & R to which no objections are made, the court adopts the remainder of the R & R in its entirety.
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Where a party objects to an R & R, a district judge must make a de novo determination with respect to those portions of the R & R to which the party objects. See FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b); United States v Male Juvenile, 121 F.3d 34, 38 (2d Cir. 1997). Portions of the R & R to which the parties have not objected are reviewed for clear error. See Orellana v. World Courier, Inc., 2010 WL 3861013, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2010).The district court may then "accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions." FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
A.Unpaid Dues Assessments and Loan Repayments*fn2
As part of its default motion, the Joint Board sought $710.01 in outstanding dues assessments for the weeks ending April 21, 2010 through June 16, 2010, which are monies normally used to fund the operating expenses of Local Union No. 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO ("Local 3"). (Declaration of Christina A. Sessa dated January 25, 2011 ("First Sessa Decl.") ¶¶ 27-29; Second Sessa Decl. ¶¶ 8-9.) Judge Pohorelsky recommended not awarding Plaintiff damages for the dues assessments because Plaintiff failed to provide evidence of an agreement obligating Alltek to remit union dues to the Joint Board on behalf of its employees. (See R & R at 10-11.) Plaintiff has objected, arguing that a dues assessment letter issued by the Joint Board, in conjunction with two of Alltek's payroll reports showing the defendant remitted dues on prior occasions, are more than sufficient evidence to demonstrate Alltek's agreement. (See Pl. Obj. at 4-5.) After de novo review, the court concurs with the magistrate judge and adopts his recommendation in this respect.
The Joint Board has the authority under the May 12, 2010 collective bargaining agreement (the "2010 CBA") to collect "dues assessments" that "the employer agrees or is obligated to deduct from the employees' paychecks." (First Sessa Decl. Ex. G at 21 Art II, Sec. 17; Second Sessa Decl. ¶ 6.) This memorializes what has been a long standing practice between the parties to the CBAs. (Second Sessa Decl. ¶ 7.) Neither the 2010 CBA nor the longstanding practice between the parties obligate employers to remit dues assessments, but only authorize the Joint Board to collect dues where the employer so agrees. Here, the Joint Board has not shown Alltek agreed to remit the union dues sought herein.
In support of recovery for the dues assessments, Plaintiff submitted a letter from the Joint Board, dated March 13, 1997 (the "March Letter"), giving notice to employers that Local 3 members had agreed upon an increase to one percent (1%) of the dues assessment rate.*fn3
(First Sessa Decl. ¶ 12 & Ex. P; Second Sessa Decl. ¶ 9.) In further support, Plaintiff also submitted Alltek's weekly remittance reports, from April 7, 2010 and April 14, 2010, showing that on these two occasions, Alltek did remit dues assessments to the Joint Board at the one percent (1%) rate indicated in the March Letter. (First Sessa Decl. ¶ 19 & Ex. R; Second Sessa Decl. Ex C.) Plaintiff asserts that these submissions, along with the 2010 CBA, are more than sufficient evidence to show an agreement exists between Alltek and the Joint Board. (See Pl. Obj. at 5.) As authority for its assertion, Plaintiff cites Finkel v. East End Elec. Associates, Ltd., 2007 WL 2572167, at *2-3 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 31, 2007), wherein this court previously granted the Joint Board recovery of dues assessments after it submitted, inter alia, the March 13, 1997 dues assessment letter and payroll reports prepared by East End. However, in East End Elec. Associates, unlike in the instant matter, the employer agreed it had an outstanding obligation to the Joint Board, because the payroll reports prepared by East End calculated the total amounts it owed for eleven weeks of unpaid contributions which the Joint Board sought. Id.
Here, the Joint Board has not provided the court with similar reports prepared by Alltek acknowledging its outstanding liability for the periods of unpaid contributions. Instead, the Joint Board only points to Alltek's prior conduct in remitting dues assessments on two occasions before its delinquency, as evidence of an ongoing agreement. Such prior conduct, absent some additional evidence such as an unsigned writing obligating Alltek to remit dues, language in the CBA itself specifically obligating all signatories to remit dues, or some other form of written admission as to its ongoing liability, such as payroll reports from the delinquent contribution periods, is insufficient to show Alltek agreed to be bound to remit dues assessments to the Joint Board. See Brown v. C. Volante Corp., 194 F.3d 351, 354-355 (2d Cir. 1999) (employer evinced intention to adopt unsigned CBAs specifically requiring all employers to remit assessments to employee fund where employer, inter alia, previously submitted sixty-one remittance reports which contained a phrase indicating that they were submitted in accordance with the CBA, consented to an audit, and sent letter to the Trustees acknowledging its responsibility to the funds); see also Empire State Carpenters Welfare Annuity v. Conway Const. of Ithaca, Inc., 2010 WL 625352, at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2010) (employer's conduct demonstrated its intent to be bound to unsigned 2001 CBA requiring contributions to employee fund where employer, inter alia, was a signatory to prior CBAs, complied with the terms of the 2001 CBA by continuing to contribute benefits, submitted remittance reports over a two year period, agreed to an audit, and attempted to terminate its obligation to the 2001 CBA in accordance with the CBA's termination procedure).
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