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Cowboys Cruise Past Titans
The North Queensland Cowboys turned around some early season poor form to thrash the Gold Coast Titans 32-18 tonight in Townsville in front of a crowd of 15551.
Ty Williams, Carl Webb and Anthony Laffranchi were ruled out in the lead-up to the game and Williams's replacement Shannon Gallant was sensational in his Cowboys debut.
Johnathan Thurston was, as usual, in absolutely everything scoring a try and not missing a goal and newcomer Ray Thompson was impressive as Thurston's partner.
The early stages of the match were sloppy but dominated by the big men, who appeared to run themselves to a stand still which set the tone for the rest of the match, allowing the little men to bounce around the tiring forwards.
Willie Mason and Matthew Scott were the pick of the Cowboys forwards while the entire Cowboys backline were nothing short of fantastic.
The Titans best is hard to peg but it was likely Luke Bailey who ran for 134 metres making 13 hit-ups in a great performance. Joseph Tomane had a shocker in defense allowing Willie Tonga around him for three tries. Mark Minichiello scored twice but they were both as easy as falling over the line.
The loss of Scott Prince looks to be a grave issue for the Titans as for most of the game they were shapeless and their tries only really came from sleepy Cowboys defense. Their job gets no easier as they take on Melbourne next week while the Cowboys host the Wests Tigers in Townsville.
Match Details
North Queensland Cowboys 32 defeated Gold Coast Titans 18
National Rugby League - NRL - Round 4 - Saturday April 3, 2010 7:30pm
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Referee: Steve Lyons and Alan Shortall
Video Referee: Chris Ward Touch Judges: Daniel Eastwood and Ricky McFarlane
Crowd: 15551
Halftime: North Queensland Cowboys 18 Gold Coast Titans 6
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Johnathan Thurston (1 Try, 5 Conversions, 1 Penalty Goal)
2 Points - Willie Tonga (3 Tries)
1 Point - Shannon Gallant
Tries: Luke O'Donnell, Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga (3)
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (1/1)
Tries: Mark Minichiello (2), Sam Tagataese
Conversions: Mat Rogers (3/3)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary For the Cowboys debutant Leeson Ah Mau has been brought onto the bench to replace Carl Webb, who will instead be playing QLD cup and fullback Ty Williams has been ruled out with a biceps injury with former Wests Tiger Shannon Gallant making his Cowboys debut in jumper 20. Under 20's halfback Ray Thompson will also be making his first NRL appearance for 2010 tonight at five-eighth. Winger Will Tupou also makes his first grade debut.
For the Titans Anthony Laffranchi is out of the side, with Sam Tagataese moving into the starting lineup and Michael Henderson being added to the bench. 1 min: Johnathan Thurston gets us underway here at Dairy Farmers Staidum in Townsville. Luke Bailey crashing into the solid Cowboys defense on the return.
3 min: Cowboys go close through Scott Bolton but his last pass option was found wanting and the Titans recover the ball metres from their own tryline.
5 min: Again the Cowboys on the back of a tackle count restart go close but a pressure pass from Aaron Payne is put down by Luke O'Donnell. Titans survive again.
5 min: Titans receive a pressure relieving penalty inside their own half. The penalty kick finds them down inside the Cowboys half for the first time.
7 min: This time the Titans put it down while on the attack. Tomane putting down a cut out pass while under heavy pressure from the Cowboys defense.
8 min: Johnathan Thurston saves a certain try with a last ditch ankle tap on Joseph Tomane. Tomane brushed off several defenders and headed down the right hand touchline but as Thurston was falling he threw out the backhand and Tomane tripped over the sideline.
10 min: Titans give away a silly penalty late in the Cowboys tackle count right on halfway. The Cowboys deep on the attack with a full set up their sleeve.
12 min: Cowboys show some enterprising play, throwing the ball around with abandon but it all comes to naught as Thompson is caught on the last by Luke Bailey and Greg Bird three metres from the tryline. The Titans moments later receive another penalty and the ensuing penalty kick finds them forty metres out from their own line.
14 min: Cowboys put it down on the last while trying a wrap around play thirty out from the Titans tryline.The Titans then receive ANOTHER penalty to get into the Cowboys half.
15 min: Titans drop the ball twenty out from the Cowboys tryline. Aaron Payne hands it straight back with a knock on in the next set, thirty out. Titans on the attack again. Poor handling and discipline from both sides so far.
17 min: TRY
Mark Minichiello strolls through a gap the size of Sydney Harbour and scores next to the uprights. Matt Scott comes out of the line creating a huge hole that Luke Bailey puts Minichiello through. Minichiello had no trouble brushing Gallant off and scores.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
19 min: Cowboys get a penalty thirty five out from the Titans tryline. Willie Mason preparing to enter the game.
20 min: Will Tupou drops the ball but the sideline official informs the ref that Greg Bird had his hand in the play the ball. Replays suggest it was a bad call. Cowboys repeat set ten out. Luke O'Donnell drops the ball two tackles later relieving all pressure.
24 min: William Zillman makes a break up the middle and tries to chip it over Shannon Gallants head, Gallant plucks it out of the sky with one hand and runs it back downfield to where Zillman came from. Amazing play there.
26 min: TRY
Minichiello puts it down on his own thirty metre line and one tackle later the Cowboys spread it and Willie Tonga scores in the left corner. Thurston kicks it from the sideline bouncing it off the right hand upright. Six all in Dairy Farmers.
29 min: Cowboys make it all the way downfield from the kick off but the Anthony Watts kick for Will Tupou is knocked touch in goal from the debutant. Titans optional restart from the twenty.
32 min: Wille Tonga hit hard and is down on his haunches in backplay.
33 min: TRY
O'Donnell looked to have bombed a great set-up from youngster Ray Thompson but instead of getting it to the two unmarked men on his right he carries three defenders over the line with him and scores a good try.
37 min: Shannon Gallant makes it fifty metres down-field from the kick return. Great run. Cowboys on the attack now.
38 min: TRY
Good lead up work from Johnathan Thurston and Shannon Gallant hands Willie Tonga a double. Gallant looking very solid at the back at the moment. The Titans starting to look a bit lost out there.
40 min: Half time here at Dairy Farmers and the Cowboys are leading the Titans 18-6. The first twenty was very scrappy from both teams with the big boys running themselves ragged early. This allowed the little men like Johnathan Thurston and Shannon Gallant to begin to get some room around the ruck in the back end of the half and as a result the Cowboy blews the score out a bit. Ray Thompson has been good after a quiet start and Willie Mason seems to be growing in confidence.
For the Titans Zillman looks most likely but they have had very little ball in the back end of the half. I dare say John Cartwright will be screaming at them to hold the ball in the second half or this could end up ugly.
40 min: Some half time stats.
Cowboys have had 54% of possession. Cowboys have completed 15 of 22 and the Titans just 11 of 18. The Titans have spent 66% of the time in their own half. Linebreaks favour the Cowboys 6-3 and the Titans have missed 17 tackles to the Cowboys 7.
40 min: For the Cowboys Matt Scott has already made 80 metres in only one half of football. Other metre eaters have been Scott Bolton with 66 and Luke O'Donnell with 65. In the backs Willie Tonga has ran for 102 metres and Shannon Gallant for 139.
For the Titans, Luke Bailey has ran for 79 metres and William Zillman for 87.
The second half is about to get underway.
42 min: PENALTY GOAL
Johnathan Thurston kicks a penalty goal after Friend takes him out in general play after a kick.
North Queensland Cowboys 20-6
44 min: Willie Mason tries to catch it out of the hands of Shannon Gallant off the kick off and drops it cold. Strange, strange play.
45 min: Anthony Watts runs 50 metres downfield from a drop ball. Cowboys heavily on attack.
46 min: Great grubber from Ray Thompson gets Cowboys a repeat set.
48 min: Thurston somehow gets a grubber away under huge pressure and gets ANOTHER repeat set.
49 min: Titans survive after Ashley Graham knocks a bomb forward. Good defense there.
50 min: TRY
Against the run of play the Titans score following good lead up work from Nathan Friend. Tagataese scores in the corner. Both Titans tries have looked very easy. Just not enough of them.
52 min: Joseph Tomane knocks off after a fumbled restart and offload from Harrison. Cowboys on attack.
53 min: Ashley Graham crashes over in the corner but it looks like Kevin Gordon may have shoved him over the sideline. Video Referee decision pending. No try is the call. In my opinion it was the correct decision.
54 min: TRY
Tagataese drops the ball off the restart and the Cowboys shift it left to Willie Tonga who busts pass a stumbling Joseph Tomane and scores. That's three for Tonga.
56 min: The other debutant Leeson Ah Mau is on the field for the Cowboys.
58 min: Gallant dives on the ball putting his body on the line and received a boot to the face as Bird tries to toe it through. Nice defense from the little man.
59 min: Huge hit from Ah Mau on Ashley Harrison. Welcome to first grade Leeson Ah Mau. Nice work.
61 min: Luke O'Donnell hits William Zillman high on the Titans goal line giving them a penalty. That's the second time O'Donnell has went high on Zillman. If he does it a third he might be off for ten.
62 min: The Titans look shapeless without Scott Prince. This game is the Cowboys' to lose.
66 min: Scrappy play on the Cowboys last, I honestly don't know what went on there but suffice to say that the Titans get the changeover.
67 min: The dumbest penalty of the game goes to Antonio Kaufusi. He looked like he was having a nap on Mat Rogers there.
68 min: TRY
Mark Minichiello walks through the defense AGAIN. The Cowboys look good in defense except for on the odd occasion STANDING STILL and letting the Titans walk past them over the tryline. Video Referee checking on a knock on. He awards the try.
69 min: The Cowboys shouldn't be only eight ahead but some sleepy defense has kept the Titans in this game. An interesting last ten minutes is to follow. David Mead puts it down and the Cowboys are back on the attack. I can't read this game. It's ad-lib football at it's most strange.
71 min: Luke Bailey saves a certain try to the Cowboys catching an inside ball and unfortunately knocking it on. Cowboys still on the attack with a scrum ten out.
72 min: TRY
Shannon Gallant, Ray Thompson and Johnathan Thurston combine and Thurston goes over untouched. To the video ref we go to check obstruction. So we have a lucky dip from the video ref here I guess. He gives the Cowboys the lollipop on this occasion.
75 min: Referee gives the Titans a penalty as Willie Mason hits a slipping Kevin Gordon in the head about 1 foot off the ground.
76 min: David Mead struggles over the try line. Video Ref is called in yet again. No try, obviously, I thought that the touchie about a metre away could have seen that one.
80 min: Full time at Dairy Farmers and the Cowboys win 32-18. Awesome performance really by the replacement brigade, Ray Thompson and Shannon Gallant. Thurston was in everything as usual. 32-18 is much closer than these two sides were. The three Titans tries were very easy ones.


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Renovation Inspiration: Colorful Tile Floors
Last week I posted about using small bits of tile for an understated and focused point of interest. Today, it's the total opposite. We're talking huge swaths of tile floors (and sometimes walls) that dominate with color and pattern. They're bold, beautiful and a firm hip check to anything else demanding attention.
Above, a pink, white and black stone-tiled bathroom photo from Kelly "Subtle" Wearstler's new book Rhapsody, out this month. Via the LA Times.
And some more rooms where tile adds crucial color:
1. Crazy great patchwork ceramic tile from Purpura via Present and Correct.
2. Traditional Moroccan cement tiles, from Popham Design.
3. Studio Toogood chose sporadic color in this modern, ceramic take on parquet floors.
4. It would be oh too easy to get lost in this deep sea blue floor, from Claesson Koivisto Rune.
5. Graphic Kismet tiles in a kitchen, as photographed by Laure Joliet.
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Panetta allows general accused of bullying subordinates to retire as 3-star
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has permitted a three-star Army general accused of bullying subordinates to retire without a demotion in rank.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, says Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly was placed on the retirement rolls Tuesday.
A Pentagon inspector general's investigation last year found that O'Reilly regularly yelled and screamed at subordinates, often in public, demeaned and belittled employees and behaved in such a way as to result in the departure of at least six senior staffers from the Missile Defense Agency during his time as its director.
Panetta determined that O'Reilly had met the basic standard for being allowed to retire without a loss in rank, which is that he "served satisfactorily" as a three-star.


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Paul Jamin began his career drawing for scouting magazines. His first comic was 'La Belgique à travers les Ages', which appeared in Boy-Scout in 1930-31. He was one of Hergé's collaborators in the days of Le Petit Vingtième. Together with Hergé and a couple of other cartoonists, Jamin worked on the editorial pages of this children's supplement of Le XXe Siècle from 1930 to 1936. They signed their editorial work under the collective pseudonym of Oncle Jo. Between 1935 and 1944 he worked for numerous other magazines, signing his work mostly with Jam, Jamin or Alfred Gérard. In 1936, Jamin became the political caricaturist for Léon Degrelle's rightwing paper Le Pays Réel.
Cover for Le Petit Vingtième (19 October 1933)
During the War, Jamin drew for papers like Le Soir and Brüsseler Zeitung, that were both under German supervision. He launched Le Soir-Jeunesse together with Hergé and Jacques van Melkebeke, a supplement of Le Soir. He filled editorial pages under the pseudonym Monsieur Triplesec. He made various anti-semitic drawings before and during the War, which got him sentenced to death after the Liberation.
However, this wasn't executed, and Jamin was released from prison in 1952. He resumed his artistic activities by making caricatures for the satirical weekly Pan, using the pseudonym Alidor. He was also present in Spirou with nine stories for the mini-books section, as well as the continuing story 'Le Vol du Bourdon' starring the character Ernest Lecrac in 1962.


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Baltimore will certainly have something to root for on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars."
We'd already heard Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones -- known for a little end zone shuffle -- will be strutting his stuff, partnering with Karina Smirnoff.
And joining him will be a woman who should have a serious edge -- Olympic skating champion Dorothy Hamill, who lives in Baltimore.
Hamill will be dancing with Tristan MacManus.
The Baltimore kids will be joining a cast including Wynonna Judd, Kellie Pickler and Aly Raisman.
Historically, athletes tend to do pretty well on "DWTS." Particularly football players and skaters. Hines...


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Pay Falls Short for Almost One in Four Iowa Families
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A new report recommends that Iowa expand existing work supports to close a demonstrated gap between low Iowa wages and what is necessary to support a basic, frugal family budget.
"The need for improvement is particularly acute for the three-fourths of single-parent families who work but are not paid enough to get by," said Lily French, research associate for the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project (IPP) and co-author of the organization's latest look at "The Cost of Living in Iowa."
"It is clear that work supports, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, state child care assistance and public health insurance, are critical to many Iowa working families and could help more if they were expanded. Instead, improvements have been rejected or even the existing supports threatened," French said.
Also important, the report said, would be state-sponsored housing assistance and improved wage and benefit standards in economic development programs.
The report found that, overall, 23 percent of non-elderly working families in Iowa have incomes below a basic-needs budget that the authors calculated. By type of family, the proportion with earnings falling below basic needs ranged from 74 percent of single parents, to 23 percent of married couples with children under 18, to 12 percent of married couples without children.
Researchers also demonstrated, by region, selected metropolitan areas and by county, what earnings various family types need to live in a given area without assistance.
The study builds family budgets reflecting a "frugal" living standard, allowing for housing, utilities, food, child care, health care, transportation, clothing and other necessities — but nothing for education, skill training, gifts, entertainment, restaurant meals or savings, including retirement.
In Linn County, for example, a married couple with two kids and both parents working must make $4,331 per month to support basic family expenses, while it takes $3,897 to do the same in Calhoun County and $4,119 in Taylor County. The online version of the report includes a clickable map so that viewers may see the table calculated for the selected county.
"This information should be useful to policy makers and advocates because federal poverty guidelines are outdated. This analysis provides a much better and localized picture of what it takes in various parts of Iowa to make ends meet, for different family types," IPP Research Director Peter Fisher said.
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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare, often slowly progressive genetic disorder affecting the muscles of the arms, legs, face, neck, spine and heart. The disorder consists of the clinical triad of weakness and degeneration (atrophy) of certain muscles, joints that are fixed in a flexed or extended position (contractures), and abnormalities affecting the heart (cardiomyopathy). Major symptoms may include muscle wasting and weakness particularly in arms and lower legs (humeroperoneal regions) and contractures of the elbows, Achilles tendons, and upper back muscles. In some cases, additional abnormalities may be present. In most cases, EDMD is inherited as an X-linked recessive or autosomal dominant trait. In extremely rare cases, autosomal recessive inheritance has been reported. Although EDMD has different modes of inheritance, the symptoms are nearly the same.
EDMD belongs to a group of rare genetic muscle disorders known as the muscular dystrophies. These disorders are characterized by weakness and atrophy of various voluntary muscles of the body. Approximately 30 different disorders make up the muscular dystrophies. The disorders affect different muscles and have different ages of onset, severity and inheritance patterns.
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Why do we have a human relations commission?
- Because any practice of discrimination against an individual or group because of race, creed, color, sex, age,or national origin is deemed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Owensboro to be detrimental to the peace, progress, and future of the City of Owensboro and the citizens thereof;
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- It endeavors to promote and secure mutual understanding and respect among all economic, social, religious, ethnic and racial groups in the city;
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On April 5, the Dry Ridge Fire Fighters and Dry Ridge Elementary Reading program held the 2nd Annual Build A Bear drive for Shriners Hospital in Lexington and Cincinnati, Ohio. Over 70 elementary students and parents enjoyed hot dogs and ice cream while building 100 bears to be distributed to the hospitals.
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Lectures on such diverse subjects as science, literature, business and history, along with musical, dance, theatrical performances – there's something for everyone at the third annual BrainStorm.
The event at Southeastern Oklahoma State University will begin Monday and continue through April 27. BrainStorm will be at various venues on campus and all activities are free and open to the public.
Dr. Caryn Witten, Associate Professor in the Department of English, Humanities and Languages, is serving as chair for the 2013 event.
"We have expanded BrainStorm to include the Education and Business departments. It will cover two weeks and involve the entire University community," Witten said. "BrainStorm is a showcase of all of the talents and research projects of the students and faculty of Southeastern."
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Calling the 2010 health care reform law "the most significant anti-health fraud law in American history," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday joined with Attorney General Eric Holder to announce that a record of almost $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars were recovered in fiscal 2011 from individuals and companies that had defrauded the Medicare program.
In releasing an annual report of the joint Justice-HHS Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, the two Cabinet members said at a press conference that investigations and convictions both criminal and civil had risen in large part because of the fraud prevention and enforcement action team the Obama administration set up in 2009, and because of the extra $350 million in funding provided under the Affordable Care Act.
In fiscal 2011, Justice strike force operations charged a record number of 323 defendants, who allegedly billed the Medicare program collectively for more than $1 billion, the report said. The department secured 172 guilty pleas, convicted 26 defendants at trial and sentenced 175 defendants to prison. Another $2.4 billion was recovered through civil cases brought under the False Claims Act.
"These are stunning numbers," Holder said, "and they wouldn't be possible without the two agencies working collaboratively."
Much of the fraud is committed by sellers of durable medical equipment and home health providers, the officials said, as well as pharmaceutical products marketed for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Holder said he expanded his strike forces to nine new locations that Medicare data show to be hot spots of heavy billing.
Sebelius credited improved technological screening of submitted bills that appear suspicious, comparing the process to credit card companies' computer programs that automatically kick out a bulge in purchases of, for example, multiple flat-screen televisions.
"We're getting away from the old pay-and-chase model by making it harder to commit the fraud in the first place," she said.
Companies that are terminated from one Medicare program due to fraud are now terminated from all programs, she added, as are those who lie on applications.
"It sends a message to criminals that the days of easy money through stealing from Medicare have come to an end," Sebelius said. "We're gaining the upper hand. It's one of the best investments we can make for the taxpayer."


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Chambray Linens for the Kitchen
As a big fan of the chambray shirt, my motto has become why stop at the closet? Defined as a fine lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp, I have been slowly adding this versatile textile into other areas of my home and it does not disappoint. Below you can find 10 lovely chambray linens for the kitchen, including a couple DIYs for the sewers out there.
1. Thick Linen Chambray Apron, $46 from Fog Linen for Provisions by Food52
2. Nordic Blue Chambray Kitchen Furoshiki Towel, $28 from Ambatalia
3. Geo Dots Chambray Napkin Set, $48/set of 4 from Nell & Mary
4. Fringed Chambray Napkins, DIY from The Purl Bee
5. Grey Chambray Linen Tablecloth, $198 from Adler & Co.
6. Star Chambray Cocktail Napkin Set, $44/set of 4 from Leif
7. Diamond Chambray Kitchen Towel, $15/ set of 2 from Coyuchi
8. Super Simple Dishtowels, DIY from The Purl Bee
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Some great shots entered this week for URBAN (check the gallery below with some of the highlights).
This weeks winner is:
Urban Jib In Alaska
It was -5 outside when he hit this. Ridiculous. But i got the shot. No worries. Nosepress to 15 ft. drop. Garrett Swenson in AK. Killin it. Photo by Kevin Nealley
This is a banger. Totally unique sick spot, big drop off the end. Good steez on the press. Bluebird Urban and looks totally freezing cold too. I would crop the photo a little off the top take some of the extra sky off but otherwise it's a real banger
Congrats Kevin Nealley, please Email me for your prize: nick.hamilton(at)transworld.net
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Rider Rory Mckelvey, photographer RICHARD HOPE
Although it doesn't really come to mind with Urban, it's definitely one of the sickest photos I've seen on TWSNOW.com user posted section, keep up the good work.
Next weeks TAG Photo Contest is "POWDER", it's been dumping all over the country so lets see those shots out in the fresh stuff. Post 'em & Tag Them.
Remember to include a caption with the Rider Name, Location, and Photographer name.
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Whose Trade Organization?
A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a powerful global commerce agency, and one of the main mechanisms of corporate globalization. Under the WTO's system of corporate-managed trade, short-run corporate profits dominate social, environmental, labor and other values. The WTO even places limits on our ability to rein in the Wall Street banks that wrecked the economy.
Established in 1995 after the Uruguay Round of global trade talks, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a powerful global commerce agency that transformed and expanded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into an enforceable global commerce code.
In November 1999, the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Third Ministerial Meeting in Seattle collapsed in spectacular fashion, in the face of unprecedented protest from people and governments around the world. These are the events documented (via a fictionalized account) in the Battle in Seattle film. In 2001, the so-called "Doha Round" of WTO expansion negotiations was launched, but these negotiations remain deadlocked more than a decade later.
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In late 2013, despite wide-spread resistance from civil society and opposition from some member countries, the Ninth Ministerial Meeting in Bali resulted in a twenty-third hour rollback of an existing WTO agricultural rule and a commitment for countries to update their customs procedures, as well as the implementation of weak trade benefits for least developed countries that had been agreed to years ago. The lack of a significant consensus demonstrates that the WTO's crisis of legitimacy remains. The WTO and GATT Uruguay Round Agreements have functioned principally to pry open markets for the benefit of transnational corporations at the expense of national and local economies; workers, farmers, indigenous peoples, women and other social groups; health and safety; the environment; and animal welfare. In addition, the WTO system, rules and procedures are undemocratic, un-transparent and non-accountable and have operated to marginalize the majority of the world's people.
Check out our book Whose Trade Organization? to learn more about the WTO's expansive non-trade provisions and their effects on the environment, our health and food safety, jobs and wages, development in poor countries and more.
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In a set of recent decisions, the WTO has ruled against U.S. country-of-origin labels on meat, dolphin-safe labels on tuna, and the ban on sweet-flavored cigarettes designed to combat youth smoking. These are the policies we rely on to allow us to protect children's health and make informed decisions as consumers.
One of the root causes of the global financial crisis has largely been ignored: over the last several decades, the U.S. government and corporations have pushed extreme financial deregulation worldwide using "trade" agreements and international agencies like the WTO.
A worldwide network of organizations, activists and social movements are committed to challenging trade and investment agreements that advance the interests of the world's most powerful corporations at the expense of democracy, people, and the environment.
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EnOcean Alliance announces TCP/IP for sensors and controls
TCP/IP interoperability allows flexibility for energy harvesting sensors and control systems.
The EnOcean Alliance has announced that its wireless, battery-less energy harvesting sensors and associated control systems are now interoperable with TCP/IP. The move is a response to escalating customer demand to manage and monitor building automation controls over IP network.
By establishing TCP/IP interoperability with EnOcean Alliance's wireless, battery-less enabled end-devices and associated IP-based control systems, building owners and facility managers can now monitor, manage, and control these systems centrally and from any web-enabled device, from anywhere in the world.
"This trend to centralize and converge building energy management is key, given the fact that only 5% of small and medium sized buildings (100,000 sq ft or less) are equipped with a building management system," said Kirsten West, principal analyst at West Technology Research. "Small- and medium-sized facilities account for 98% of all buildings and 65% of floor space, making this segment the largest underserved market in the industry by far. That's why the ability to populate a facility with sensors that can communicate over TCP/IP to a centralized building automation system is key to this Greenfield market segment."
The EnOcean Alliance is a group of companies working to standardize and internationalize energy harvesting wireless technology for green intelligent buildings.
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October 19, 2006
Madison, WI—Almost 500 credit union professionals from 15 countries discussed how to reduce poverty through sound governance at the seventh annual Africa Savings and Credit Co- operative Association (SACCA) Congress, October 3-6, at the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. hosted the event in collaboration with the Canadian Co- operative Association (CCA), Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) and Kenya Union Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO). The Chatfield Fund and African American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) also sponsored the congress.
The SACCA Congress is an annual forum for representatives from credit unions, known as savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs), to exchange ideas and perspectives on current SACCO issues across Africa.
"The SACCA Congress is precisely the kind of international training opportunity for which the Chatfield Fund was created," said Matt Davidson, executive vice president of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, who congratulated Africa's SACCOs and the co-hosts and co-sponsors on the successful congress. "One of the unique hallmarks of the worldwide credit union system is the open knowledge exchange among credit unions and across national borders," he said.
H.E. the vice president of the Republic of Kenya, Hon. Moody Awori set the tone for the event in his opening address. He emphasized the importance of transparent leadership in providing effective service.
"It does not matter how much an institution has in terms of resources and technological expertise," Awori said. "Without grounding itself in basic principles of good governance, all its efforts would be in vain…Ethics and good governance are neither a luxury nor an option; they are essential for our own survival as individuals, organizations, governments and the entire human race."
Also attending the opening ceremony were Hon. Peter Njeru Ndwiga, minister for cooperative development, Patrick Khaemba, permanent secretary, and Frederick Odhiambo, commissioner for cooperatives development.
Four full days of presentations were dedicated to governance, savings, loans, financial disciplines and IT issues, and sessions were conducted with simultaneous translations in French and English.
CCA's Jo-Anne Fergusson, senior director of international development, gave a compelling presentation on the importance of balancing gender in SACCO management.
ILCU board members Anne O'Byrne and Tommy Weir brought Ireland's story to Africa in their presentation on credit unions in community.
Edward Mudibo, managing director of KUSCCO, talked with attendees on the first day of the congress about the need for specialized legal, regulatory and supervisory framework in the Co- operative Societies Act.
Emmanuel Darko, general manager of Credit Union Associations of Ghana, encouraged participants to look beyond the number of members and loans at their SACCOs and measure instead the impact of products, services and programs they provide. Darko challenged attendees to focus on their social obligation to the poor and help reduce poverty by providing financial education in addition to their regular services.
Presenters also included World Council staff members and US credit union volunteers: Audia Williams, manager of Union Settlement Federal Credit Union in New York, Tarra Jackson, vice president of lending at Delaware Federal Credit Union, and Anne Cochran, president and CEO of the Louisiana Credit Union League.
Mudibo praised the technical, financial and material contributions of World Council, ILCU, CCA and the AACUC. "This has been the most enriching African SACCO Conference with the most comprehensive technical content and largest attendance," he said. "The support is highly appreciated and shall contribute immensely in the development of the SACCO movement in Africa."
World Council CEO Pete Crear returned Mudibo's praise. "KUSCOO and its staff were great and truly helped make this the best Congress ever."
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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I have an android phone that we could test stuff on. There's a lot to discuss/research wrt kernel modules, I haven't really done any work with them in the past but it seems straightforward enough for most things. I'm wondering if it will be unfeasible for performance reasons to have a kernel module listening on a socket for some remote input but that bridge should be crossed later
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:59 PM, RJ Marsan <rjmarsan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:http://www.math.bme.hu/~morap/RemoteInput/Looks like a start? Its just keyboard input, but still remote, into the raw input processing line.On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Misha Slavin <slavin3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I'd be interested. It is a somewhat difficult problem but if we're careful in planning we could create a kernel module that listens for TUIO signals and processes it all as multi-touch input (it's worth investigating how Android handles this at the kernel level in order to see what the 'standard' way of writing an input driver for android is)
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:49 PM, RJ Marsan <rjmarsan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:The stock android emulator is pitiful in terms of performance. Intel's Android for x86 will be a huge thing for us. It'll also be open source. We'd still have to run it in a vm, but it'd run so much smoother.The tuio driver is still a starter-worthy project, in my opinion. If we're careful we can write it in arch-independent C (if that's possible?)On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Allen Jacob McGinty <mcginty@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I never said we had to run it natively. As far as I know, vmware doesn't even support emulating an ARM processor, and even if it did, it would be ridiculous to emulate that instead of doing x86, so we'd have to do Android x86 regardless. We looked a bit into the TUIO driver, and Android has an increasing amount of built-in support for 3rd part input drivers.Because of all that, I don't see why it wouldn't be prudent to start checking out Android x86.On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Misha Slavin <slavin3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Android x86 is a non-starter since we'd have to rewrite the whole stack of image combining, processing, filtering and finally translation into cursors. The more realistic way to run android on Tacchi is within a VM where we can have CCV send TUIO signals to vmnet (which would involve writing a TUIO input driver for android's gui) or to have qemu process multitouch natively (requires MPX, development on QEMU).On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Allen Jacob McGinty <mcginty@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
This humble dude's opinions:1) Check out http://www.android-x86.org/, where they have the x86 port of 2.2 (froyo) in development. I'm not sure if that's the same release that Intel will be chugging out for the upcoming tablets, but it still runs on a lot of hardware, and can be developed on. As RJ mentioned to me, it would be a GREAT project to make a new frontend to Android that focuses on multi-user friendliness. A ton can be done with this. And it will get popular quickly.2) I proposed a DJ application. The problem is it'd be a lot of work, since I don't know of any OSS audio libraries that can do the skipping and time control that Traktor can do. I want to make an interface to Traktor, but that severely limits the re-usability of the code for anything else. Also, it's one more non-free software we'd rely on, which is always kind of poopy for the philosophy we have with Tacchi. We could also just move forward on the huge reactable-like application and its redesign for the new Tacchi.JakeOn Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:16 PM, RJ Marsan <rjmarsan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey guys, Hope you all had an awesome summer.
I'm starting a discussion right now about next year, and the future projects of Sigmusic, and Tacchi.Future Projects:1) Android on Tacchi2) Music App for TacchiThose are two big and bold statements Feel free to add more. I've brought them up with several people already, and I know there's opinions on them, so speak up. I'm really hoping to get something awesome going this year._______________________________________________
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The Clinical Laboratory Science program represents a revision of the Medical Technology program. The name change more appropriately describes the discipline and represents a nationwide trend. The program provides students with a solid foundation in management, computer, and problem solving skills, as well as a strong science background. The program is a good foundation for students wanting to pursue graduate work in Forensic Science.
Students in this program complete 90 credits on Eastern's campus, and then take clinical courses at an affiliated hospital during their senior year. Upon completion of these courses students graduate with a bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and are eligible for national board certification.
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2006 Institute of Food Technologists Show
Health and nourishment were the key ingredients at Junes IFT show.
There was no doubt that "food technology" is now virtually synonymous with "nutrition technology" at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo. Even companies focusing on "run of the mill" basic ingredients at the June show were not missing out on pushing the health angles inherent or adaptable to their product lines.
The 66th annual show attracted 16,111 attendees and 935 exhibiting companies, which took up 211,000 sq. ft. of floor space at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
With the FDA having approved a qualified heart-health claim for barley's soluble fiber, Sustagrain barley was center stage at ConAgra Food Ingredients (www.conagrafoodingredients.com), Omaha, Neb. It's a proprietary, waxy, hull-less barley variety that's high in fiber (accounting for more than half of its carbohydrates) and low in starch. It's available in flour, thick and quick-cooking flakes and steel-cut and whole kernels.
|In its booth at IFT, Cargill offered deliciously decadent chocolates, which also contained 4g fiber per serving.
Wheatex, a highly functional, textured wheat protein, was featured by MGP Ingredients (www.mgpingredients.com), Atchison, Kan. The company claims the ingredient is superior to soy in building meat analogs or extending meats because of its neutral flavor profile and textural properties. It's available in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors that can replicate meat, fish or poultry.
National Starch Food Innovation (www.foodinnovation.com), Bridgewater, N.J., highlighted two recent extensions of its Hi-maize line of resistant starch products. Hi-maize Corn Flour 150 and Hi-maize Corn Meal 150, introduced earlier this year, provide functional and nutritional benefits to food formulators while meeting guidelines for wholesome and natural labeling. The products have primary applications in extruded, puffed and flaked cereals, batters and breadings, and specialty baked products. In addition to increasing the dietary fiber content of foods, they provide a high degree of functionality.
Grain Processing Corp. (www.grainprocessing.com), Muscatine, Iowa, introduced TruBran corn bran, a new dietary fiber that can help processors get a good or excellent source of dietary fiber claim. It was showcased in two bakery applications. Also featured in the company's booth were meat and sauce prototypes that highlighted GPC's Inscosity and Pure-Gel stabilized starches and their respective moisture-managing properties.
One hot trend in ingredients for health continues: making fat-soluble compounds water-soluble and vice versa. Microencapsulation is the usual solution, although Kaneka Nutrients (www.kanekaq10.com), Pasadena, Texas, presented its emulsified powdered CoQ-10 product, which allows the normally fat-soluble compound to enjoy a wider variety of applications.
Fiber is holding its own in the trend wars and was perhaps best demonstrated in the massive display by Cargill Inc. (www.cargill.com), Minneapolis. Snaking through the genuinely tasty samples of fiber-enhanced savory snacks, chocolates and even frozen treats, one had to acknowledge how far fiber enhancement has advanced. Think back to the first-generation fiber-filled products that served better as wallboard than as food. Those chocolates, for example, were positively decadent -- and somehow held 4g fiber per serving.
FiberAid is the newest nutritional product from Lonza Inc. (www.lonza.com), Allendale, N.J. Created from wood (the larch tree), water and steam, it's an all-natural, soluble, prebiotic dietary fiber, a polysaccharide that has GRAS status. It can be consumed in its standard form or combined with other products to increase functionality.
Weight control ingredients are top of mind at InterHealth (www.interhealthusa.com), Benicia, Calif. SuperCitrimax is a hydroxycitric acid extracted from the fruit of Garcinia cambogia (India's brindleberry tree), which has been shown to reduce appetite, inhibit fat production and possibly to burn fat. ChromeMate is an oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium complex that controls blood sugar and cholesterol levels. And OptiBerry is a multiple-berry extract containing standardized levels of anthocyanins, which provide whole-body antioxidant protection.
DSM (www.nutraaccess.com), Parsippany, N.J., was out in force with a healthy display of healthy ingredients and colors. As a companion to its popular antioxidant Teavigo EGCG tea extract and Hidrox olive extract, the company presented its player in the rapidly developing CoQ-10 field: All-Q.
|Besides launching its Clear-E vitamin E, Watson Inc. fed visitors "cardiomuffins," which were fortified with a custom premix of L-Arginine, vitamins A, C and E, oleic acids, omega-3 fatty acids and calcium.
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2006 Packaging Materials Showcase
Our 2006 materials showcase wraps up the best of recent advances in adhesives, closures, labels, films, etc., into one accessible package.
Buy the adhesive; the machine is free
The company, a unit of National Starch and Chemical Co., has lowered the temperature of hot-melt box adhesive to 200°F - and is promoting that achievement by loaning out for free a $12,000 dispensing unit. The Easy-Pac system combines the first and only 200° hot-melt adhesive with an integrated application system. The lower temperature of the hot-melt eliminates charring, the most frequent cause of adhesive application malfunctions.
National Adhesives;
800-797-4992; www.nationaladh.com Bridgewater, N.J.
Clear aseptic package
Tetra Wedge Aseptic Clear is the world's first high-barrier, totally clear aseptic package, the vendor claims. This product allows for both high- and low-acid applications, making pouch-style, shelf-stable packaging a new possibility for the dairy and soy industries. It uses aseptic processing, which seals in taste and nutrition. The 6.75-oz. package has smooth sides and no sharp edges, and is 80 percent more puncture-resistant than other stand-up pouches, making it ideal for kids' beverages.
847-955-6000; www.tetrapakusa.com Vernon Hills, Ill.
Retortable pouch
The vendor claims new McCormick Finishing Sauces are the first sauces marketed in a retort pouch in the U.S. The microwaveable, retortable standup pouch has a structure without a foil layer but it can withstand the temperature of the retort (250°F). The result is an adhesive lamination which is (outer to inner layer) reverse printed, high-barrier polyester/ oriented nylon/polypropylene. "Cool grip" heat seals on either side of the 5- oz. pouch enable consumers to handle the package after microwaving.
Ampac Flexibles;
513-671-1777; www.ampaconline.com Cincinnati
Colorful casings
Available in a large variety of colors and tints, these are most widely sold plastic casings in the world. They claim to have the best diameter control and exhibit strength and durability. They feature a unique barrier film structure that improves quality and freshness while extending shelf-life. The product is available in various cling levels for smooth peel during slicing, and for casing-on slicing products such as bologna and salami.
Vector Packaging;
800-435-9100; www.vectorpackaging.com Oak Brook, Ill.
Container decoration
Containers featuring in-mold labeling are a packaging solution for a wide array of products destined for the grocer's deli case. Recently introduced to North America, the IML process offers full photographic quality, top-to-bottom coverage and premium design. The containers are easy to open and feature the company's unique tamper-evident system. They are available in sizes from 12 oz. to 4 gal.
IPL Packaging;
800-463-4755 (USA), 800-463-7083 (Canada); www.ipl-packaging.com Saint-Damien, Quebec
Appealing and durable
Cryovac Rollshrink gives the skin-tight appearance of a bag with the loading and productivity efficiency of a rollstock application. During packaging, the bottom web of Rollshrink material forms a pocket in which the product is loaded, then the top web is applied and vacuum-sealed. The final, tight-fitting, clear package assumes the guise of a high-end display bag with the robust characteristics of a high-abuse bag. This product is best for smaller, consumer-sized cuts of a variety of meats and cheeses.
Cryovac/Sealed Air Corp.;
800-391-5645; www.cryovac.com Duncan, S.C.
More corn power
NatureWorks PLA cups are made from corn-based ingredients that are readily biodegradable. They look, feel and perform like traditional plastics but have multiple environmental beneifts for the consumer and the food marketer. They are made from an annually renewable, domestic resource and are 100 percent compostable in industrial facilities. Mrs. Fields Famous Brands recently introduced Breezer smoothies in the material.
NatureWorks LLC.;
952-742-0400; www.natureworksllc.com Minnetonka, Minn.
Edible ingredient packaging
Water soluble F-100 Edible Ingredient Film is engineered specifically for unitdose packaging of dry ingredients used in mixing and batching operations. Ingredients packaged in pouches made of this product offer the convenience of using pre-measured quantities, saving production time and operating costs. Made of cellulose polymers, the film can be converted into bags or wrappers on most conventional packaging machines.
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219-762-3165; www.monosol.com Merrillville, Ind.
Paper packaging with purity
Hygienic Food Packaging Paperboard is designed for food packaging applications where product purity and cleanliness are paramount. The clay-coated, bleached white paperboard is produced on equipment specifically designed for cleanliness (critical for food packagers) and is available in calipers ranging from 10 to 26 point. It may be manufactured with or without a polyethylene coating.
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It is important the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse continues despite the announcement of a national royal commission, Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a royal commission into child sexual abuse that will cover all religious institutions, state-based organisations, schools and not-for-profit groups such as scouts and sporting clubs.
Victoria is already conducting a parliamentary inquiry into the sexual abuse of children by religious and other organisations, which Mr Baillieu says will continue.
"It's important that the parliamentary inquiry continue its work but does that in consultation with those who have an interest in these proceedings," he told reporters on Tuesday.
Mr Baillieu said it was a matter for the parliamentary committee how it wished to proceed, but he did not want a gap between the parliamentary inquiry and the start of a royal commission.
He said the committee should consult with people who have made submissions to the inquiry or who seek to make appearances.
"I don't want to be in a situation where we leave a gap or a vacuum over an extensive period," Mr Baillieu said.
The premier said he had told Ms Gillard it was important Victoria be consulted as to the royal commission's terms of reference.
"I made the point that previous inquiries had taken a long time and there needed to be a ... timeframe for this inquiry and I think, to be fair, I think the prime minister was mindful of that.
"The timeframe is important. I don't think anyone wants to see this go for years and years."
Mr Baillieu said he imagined the parliamentary inquiry would still produce a report.
The Family and Community Development Committee is due to report to parliament by the end of April next year, but the premier has indicated its reporting date could be extended if required.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews welcomed the royal commission but added victims who give evidence at Victoria's inquiry should not have to repeat the ordeal at a federal inquiry.
"I would hope that between the two governments they'd be able to give an assurance that anyone who tells their story, that anyone who goes through what would be a heart-wrenching and incredibly painful process of providing testimony to the state inquiry, wouldn't have to - of course, unless they chose to - repeat that evidence and go through that very, very difficult experience again," Mr Andrews told reporters.


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Like a good balance between nature and city life? Then book flights to Johannesburg and you'll experience a vibrant South African metropolis as well as the stunning surroundings. In this financial heart of South Africa, you can get to know the turbulent history of the country in the Nelson Mandela National Museum and the Apartheid Museum. In the evening you can enjoy the city's exuberant nightlife. Once you've seen enough of the city, head out to the Johannesburg Zoo or on a multi-day safari to the impressive Kruger Park.
One of the main reasons to visit this country is the beautiful nature. The world-famous Kruger National Park, where you'll stand face to face with lions, zebras and elephants, is easily reached from Johannesburg. Johannesburg is the ideal destination for a city break or the perfect start of an inspiring tour of South Africa. Experience it for yourself: book a flight to Johannesburg now!
Life really begins in 'Jozi' – as Johannesburg is sometimes affectionately called by its inhabitants – once the working day is done. Enjoy a gourmet meal at one of the restaurants on Nelson Mandela Square while being entertained by street artists. Once dinner is finished, there is a huge variety of clubs and cocktail bars in Johannesburg for you to choose from. The luxury Melville district attracts fashionable clubbers. For a colourful mix of music styles, go to Bassline in the Newtown district for the best of blues, jazz and African rap.
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Is the REWARDS tab on the right side showing for anyone or is it only disappearing on my browser these days? I just noticed today its not there but it was yesterday.
The rewards button is on the left side with all of the Share links. It's on the bottom. I had trouble finding it too. They seem to have changed the layout a bit.
Dont see it!
Azzrian – if you go to any tea on the site, you'll find it on the left side. pops out on the side of the tea page.
darby – did you go to an actual tea page and look to the left? there should be a tab that's popped out for "share" and the button option says rewards program. when you click on that, it behaves like the red tab used to
Thanks! I did find it. Used to be on RIGHT side – now on LEFT side when you actually select a tea to view. Thanks all!
click http://verdanttea.com/teas/shui-jin-gui-wuyi-oolong/
on the left side of the tea (no need to scroll down) ^^
thank you Sil :)
One thing I noticed is that I had to disable my Ghostery Extension for the rewards tab to work, or to stop it from blocking Punchtab and Spring Metrics.
Hi all,
The location of our Rewards tab has changed (as of Friday). We just switched over in order to make the integration of our rewards program more harmonious and to make it as convenient as possible for all of you to use.
You'll now find the Rewards tab on every product page and Tea Discovery article, on the left-hand side of the page. As you scroll, it should travel up and down the page with you. The goal is to make the rewards tab more accessible and to make it easier to share pages with your friends.
Unfortunately, this moved the rewards tab off the home page. Sorry for the confusion here! The rewards tab will be back on the home page very soon. This will make signing in and joining the program easier and more intuitive. In the meantime, the tab appears on the left-hand side of almost every other page on the website.
Thank you all again for voicing your questions here. Your support is much appreciated, as it helps us to make all of our programs better.
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We had a little summit here at the office working hard to figure out how to reduce the shipping burden for Tea of the Month as much as possible among our Canadian customers. I am very excited to be able to offer an improved shipping model for our Canadian friends so quickly. Here's how it breaks down now:
Reserve Club and our Bundle now ship for free to Canada! They come in above our free shipping threshold of $40, so I pushed to make it work. It's the least we can do for your support.
Tea of the Month Club Classic and Free Trial shipping charges from Canada have been separated from the rest of international, reflecting the lower cost compared to shipping to Europe and elsewhere. We are covering about half the shipping expense for these subscriptions, bringing down the shipping charge to just $4.50.
Anyone from Canada who has signed up at the higher shipping rate in the last few days will see shipping charges refunded, and lock in to the new lower rates.
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|Front cupholders
|Height/reach adjustable steering column
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|Illuminated air conditioned glovebox
|Sunglasses holder
|12v Socket in centre console
|Variable height boot floor
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|Chrome interior door handles
|Interior Lights
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|Interior courtesy light
|Front seatbelt pretensioners
|Front side airbags
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Hyundai's i20 Active model brings a dash of crossover trendiness to the i20 supermini range. Put simply, what we've got here is an i20 on stilts. Ride height had been increased, the seats are mounted higher inside and 50% of the exterior has been changed in making this compact crossover. It also benefits from the brand's latest 1.0 litre turbocharged petrol engine to really take the fight to the Europeans.
The first i20 was released back in 2008 as a competitor for the likes of Ford's Fiesta, Vauxhall's Corsa and the Volkswagen Polo. The second generation version has proved to be spacious, good value and a definite improvement on the old car but a little lacking under the bonnet. Hyundai has developed a cutting-edge turbocharged petrol engine for this Active model that should do wonders for the performance whilst also offering improved economy and emissions. More obvious are the changes to the exterior styling. In this case, it's the kind of thing we saw a decade ago from superminis with SUV styling cues - models like the Volkswagen Polo Dune, the Citroen C3 XTR and the Rover Streetwise. Bringing that concept up to date, the i20 Active gains a host of changes to toughen it up and help it stand out from the crowd. Apart from a little more ground clearance, there's nothing to improve off-road ability - but then that shouldn't come as any surprise. Hyundai knows the market and distinctive looks are enough for the majority of buyers.
Driving Experience
This Active model has a more restricted engine range than the i20 supermini it's based upon but the powerplant you do get is a very good one. Surprisingly (for UK buyers at least), the unit in question isn't a diesel. Instead, the Active range is based solely on one of Hyundai's most sophisticated engines, the hi-tech 1.0 litre T-GDI three cylinder powerplant. It comes in 100PS guise and produces 171Nm of torque. The 0-62mph sprint takes 10.9 seconds and top speed is 109mph. On the road, this ready supply of torque should translate into much more eager acceleration that's served up much lower in the rev range. Getting up to motorway speeds is therefore much easier, with A-road overtakes a much less fraught process. The 20mm increase in ride height shouldn't effect cornering too much, although body roll may be amplified, especially with the higher seating position. Like the normal i20, handling is likely to be surefooted and less vague than the first generation car but not what you'd call exciting.
Design and Build
Hyundai worked hard to increase the rigidity of the second generation i20's bodyshell, helping ride, handling and safety. To create the Active version, Hyundai have taken this shell and changed 50% of the exterior body parts to create a much more rugged-looking vehicle. There's an increase in ride height, different bumpers front and rear with integrated skid plates, plus round foglights at each end of the car. In profile, you might notice the addition of side rubbing strips along the bottom of the doors, black plastic wheelarch extensions plus black plastic cladding of an interesting texture. To top it all off, there are smart alloy wheel designs of up to 17" - and sliver roof rails too. Inside you get higher mounted seats that hopefully won't reduce headroom too much but do promise improved ergonomics. Finishing things off are a set of metal pedals and the option of 'Tangerine Orange' for elements of the interior. It should be noted that the i20 is larger inside than many rivals and also offers an impressively big 326-litre boot, much bigger than the class average.
Market and Model
You'll have to find another £1,200 for the i20 Active over what you would have paid for a five-door i20 with the same 100PS 1.0 T-GDI petrol engine. That premium gets you the Crossover-style look and some extra equipment and takes pricing to just over £15,000. Equipment levels are predictably strong. Expect to find features like 17-inch alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, a DAB radio and rear parking sensors. Plus electric windows all-round, voice activated Bluetooth, air conditioning and cruise control. Buyers may also want to stretch to things like heated seats, a chrome grille and a sunroof. There's also the option of a touchscreen sat nav. All models get stability control, traction control, six airbags, ABS and hill start assist.
Cost of Ownership
You might question why Hyundai has launched this car without a diesel engine. Perhaps the impressive efficiency figures the 1.0-litre petrol turbo unit is able to generate help to explain why. The 100PS version of the 1.0-litre engine manages around 60mpg on the combined cycle and 110g/km of CO2 (though that is down from the 99g/km of CO2 figure you'd get from this engine with the ordinary five-door i20 bodystyle). That's not quite as good as a purpose-designed small Crossover like Renault's Captur, but it's still a creditable showing. The i20 Active fights back with good levels of standard equipment and value pricing. The icing on the cake lies with Hyundai's ever impressive five year unlimited mileage warranty. If you're a private buyer who doesn't plan on changing your car anytime soon, that could seal the deal. Factor in competitive fixed price servicing deals for three or five years and you can see why the Hyundai brand proves so popular with value conscious buyers.
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Activision CEO Suggests Record Labels Should Be Paying To Get In Video Games
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"When you look at the impact [the game] can have on an Aerosmith, Van Halen or Metallica, it's really significant -- so much so that you sort of question whether or not, in the case of those kinds of products, you should be paying any money at all and whether it should be the reverse. The bulk of our consumers will tell you they're not purchasing the products based on the songs that are included, they're purchasing based on how fun the songs are to play when they're playing them."He's exactly right. The content industry always seem to over estimate how much "value" the content provides and almost totally ignore the value provided by anyone else in the value chain. It's going to be interesting to see what happens over the next few months, but I would bet that the video game companies have the stronger hand here, and despite Bronfman's statements, the record labels really understand that.


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I had the same problem a few (8?) years back. The problem I encountered was that the 'ls' format for FTP isn't standardized. Many FTP programs will use something very unix-like, but you'll sometimes find (IBM MVS, etc.) systems where the format is different enough that the standard parser wasn't up to the task of splitting out the filenames. I'm digging through my archives to see if I can find the code, and if I do, I'll update this node. But if I recall correctly, what I wound up doing was calling the "long form" version that just returned the text of the directory listing, and then wrote my own parser to split out the filenames.

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Xmeister wrote:When I'm married and have a house instead of an apartment, I dream of having one of those toilets in each of our bathrooms. They say you gotta dream big!
coasterbill wrote:... well this game would never take off in America.
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I'm not sure what this machine is selling, but whatever it is, I'm buying!
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Kenmore Mercy nurses approve contract
The third time was the charm in the long process to hammer out a new contract for Kenmore Mercy Hospital's registered nurses.
The roughly 280 nurses, represented by Communications Workers of America Local 1133, ratified a new four-year contract that will give them pay raises totaling 10 percent over the next four years. The agreement, which runs through January 2017, also will maintain their pension benefits and includes health insurance coverage that is expected to reduce the nurses' premium costs.
The contract approval came after the nurses had twice before rejected tentative contract agreements by wide margins.
"This has been a long process," said James Millard, Kenmore Mercy's president and chief executive officer, in a statement. "This ratification enables us to provide competitive wages and benefits for our nurses, while positioning Kenmore Mercy Hospital for success under health reform."
The two sides began negotiations last November and, after the second tentative contract was rejected in March, met with a federal mediator earlier this month.
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