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From these source documents nearly 120 discrete texts, a few complete, most fragmentary, will be presented in their presumed chronological order, with the historical commentary needed to understand the 150-year-old circumstances of composition—a San Francisco teeming with stray dogs, runaway horses, live chickens, corrupt officials, ruined millionaires, plotting Fenians, literary bohemians, and daring actresses. Mark Twain's pen sketched them all.
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A man named Chieu Nguyen walked into the College Point state Department of Motor Vehicles office March 27 and applied for a learner's permit using forged documents purchased in the Bronx, according to a criminal complaint from the Queens district attorney's office.
An inspector noticed the fake Social Security and green cards presented by Nguyen, and the 33-year-old man from Vietnam was arrested, charged with using forged documents, and eventually handed over to immigration officials, but many more cases in New York state go unnoticed by DMV inspectors.
Instead of relying on humans to spot fakes, the department has rolled out a new computer program that can see past even the most convincing forgeries.
"We're really impressed with the results we've gotten from this," said Owen McShane, who made a presentation to members of the community and Community Board 7 at a meeting earlier this year.
Thousands of New York residents create multiple identities which they can use to circumvent restrictions of their driving licenses or collect entitlement benefits, like welfare and Social Security, according to McShane.
A year after its inception in February 2010, the system had already caught 150 cases of identity theft, 5,500 people with multiple licenses and one person who was on the terrorist watch list who would have made it back into the country undetected if it were not for the computer algorithm.
The program works by taking measurements of a person's facial features. When the precise distances between, for example, the corners of the eyes or the size of the ears are complied into one group representing a face, the computer can pick out a fraud — even if that person is incognito.
Currently, each time that a picture is taken for a license, the measurements are taken and screened against the 16 million people in the database. Each day, according to McShane, the system turns up about 400 potential matches that the department narrows down to about five frauds.
In one of the most serious cases, the program caught a former Queens man who was on the terrorist watch returning to the country from Egypt. The man claimed he had a religious objection to being fingerprinted at the border and was let into the country, but could not hide the features of his face when he applied for his third New York license, according to McShane, who related other egregious violations.
In one instance, a man was caught trying to apply for a commercial bus license. After the computer flagged his picture, agents discovered the man had six DWIs on his other identities.
"Not the person you want driving your kids to school in the morning," McShane said.
In another instance, a taxi driver was caught trying to apply for a new license after his other one had been suspended when he drunkenly chased someone down with his yellow cab and hit them four times.
Other drivers had hundreds of suspensions or racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
In some cases, the program caught people taking advantage of the entitlement systems in New York state and beyond.
Last year officers wanted to arrest a woman who used five different identities to collect more than $500,000 in state and federal benefits over a four-year period — they had to wait until she returned from vacation in the Bahamas to slap cuffs on her.
The program has also been able to catch other foreign nationals who fell through the cracks of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including immigrants who have been deported for violent felonies and re-entered the country under a false name, trying to get a New York license.
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I just wonder sometimes where education has gone wrong.
With kids whose experience of Maths has been failure and confusion, I like to build up their confidence by spending long enough on a topic for them really to feel they understand it. To go fairy-step by fairy-step so they're saying "This is easy, Miss" in that lovely tone of utter surprise. I like to seize on opportunities to do something that's fun, like tying learning about money into putting together a Christmas wish list (cutting and pasting the toy section of an Argos catalogue onto a Christmas stocking cutout and listing the prices and what coins you could use to buy them, or what change you'd get from a £20 note – i.e. very little!) and learning to tell the time by making clocks and calendars.
And do you know what? It works. I have few children in my groups who are afraid of maths any more, and all are making outstanding progress. BUT
I am no longer to do this. I have been given my orders. I an to adhere more closely to the national curriculum. This esteemed document informs me that within the next three weeks leading up to Christmas I am to teach my nine-and-ten-year-olds: the time, weighing, measuring, capacity, using metric and imperial measure, adding, subtracting mentally and on paper, basic decimals, multiplication tables, worded problems, coordinates, transformations and number sequences. Whether they are ready for it or not.
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Buried beneath the news of the Wisconsin recall election, and Republicans blocking equal pay for women, in the Senate, was perhaps the most significant news in the war on terror since the death of Osama bin Laden : Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.
Al-Libi was a top deputy to Osama bin Laden, and widely seen as the second in command of al Qaeda, the terrorist network that has crumbled into shambles under the Obama administration. Remember when Republicans from John McCain to Rudy Giuliani said that President Obama would be weak on terror, and the US would be on the defense?
Wonder how Osama bin Laden, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Anwar al-Awlaki, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, chief of Pakistan operations Abu Hafs al-Shahri, 'Atiyah 'Abd al-Rahman, Ilyas Kashmiri, Ammar al-Wa'ili, Abu Ali al-Harithi, Ali Saleh Farhan, Harun Fazul, Younis al-Mauritani, Baitullah Mahsud, Noordin Muhammad Top, Saleh al-Somali, Muhammad Haqqani, Qari Zafar, Iraqi al Qaeda leaders Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Sheik Saeed al-Masri, and Hamza al-Jawfi feel about that?
Those are the top al Qaeda commanders who met their demise under the leadership of President Obama.
More importantly, I hope that President Obama and advisors around him recognize that the killing of Al-Libi had no connection to counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan. The drone killing of him, like the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, were examples of what a counter-terror strategy could do, even if we were to transition to an end of the war in Afghanistan more quickly than currently planned.
The killing of Al-Libi has nothing to do with the planned summer offensive we're about to undertake, to stretch out across Afghanistan in an attempt to take areas of the country we haven't taken.
In short, while this is another momentous moment for President Obama, and his stellar record of keeping America safe by systematically taking out al Qaeda leadership, it is happening outside and not connected to our Afghanistan operations. It can continue to happen, even if we begin to leave.
That's why VoteVets.org has always called on President Obama to adopt a counter-terror mission in the region. Counter-terror operations target the enemy where they are, and take them out. It's the strategy that led to the killing of top al-Qaeda targets around the world, like today. It costs less in money and lives. It doesn't deplete our troops and our military. And it doesn't put military men and women in the position of having to win over an entire country - a mission that, in the case of Afghanistan, will take hundreds of thousands more men and women, and decades.
Whatever one says about President Obama, no one can argue that he hasn't been deliberate and proactive about taking out the terror network that killed over 3000 Americans on 9/11. I hope he takes a moment to put the same deliberate and clear thought towards the future of the war, in light of this latest strike against al Qaeda. If he does, there would be no doubt that he would cancel our planned summer offensive, and speed up our transition to an advise, train, and assist role - the bridge to ending the war in Afghanistan.
Buried beneath the news of the Wisconsin recall election, and Republicans blocking equal pay for women, in the Senate, was perhaps the most significant news in the war on terror since the death of Osama bin Laden : Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.


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It's surprising the ease with which passwords can be got. Back in October, my 12 year old daughter asked why she could so easily access my iTunes account and change the password if she wanted. While she was trying to play a song purchased from my account on her computer, iTunes prompted to authorize playback. The software presented a dialog box with my email address as the user name and a space for password.
Alongside the blank space for the password was a button asking, "Forgot password?" By clicking on this button, my daughter ended up at a page asking for my birthday, which she knew, and the answer to a secret question. I had simply put in a single word, "Maine," instead of drafting a question. After several guesses, my daughter chose "moose," which got her into the account. Microsoft Watch - Security - The Weakest Link Is You
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Centrally located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Logan Circle was originally known as Northwest Square, one of the original five squares on William Penn's 1682 plan for Philadelphia. Until the 19th century, the site was used for public executions and as a burial plot. In 1825, the space was renamed Logan Square in honor of statesman James Logan. Nearly 100-years later during the construction of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, architect Jacques Gréber redesigned the square large into a traffic circle similar to the Place de la Concorde.
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I first spotted a Malin Collection necklace on Selena Gomez in Teen Vogue. Her hot pink necklace had the appearance of ornate lacework, and dressed up a plain purple shift.
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A top destination for locals and tourists alike the Hamilton Night Markets are a must see!
The Hamilton Night Market is held in the underground car park beneath Kmart on Bryce Street, Hamilton Central every Saturday night. Tasty street food and delectable treats from around the world plus much more!
The Night Markets are now in 6 different locations across Auckland, along with Hamilton. Starting in Pakuranga in 2011, the Night Markets have steadily expanded and become a regular event in the local entertainment calendar.
The markets are growing in popularity due to their appeal to all age groups. With plenty of food, fashion, toys and lots of interesting sights and smells to tempt the senses! It's a great night out for the family, and the undercover location means it's an all-weather event.
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When they are ill enough to be in hospital, it is clear cut, but when you are trapped in that limbo of normal temperatures but feeling really rough it is so difficult to know what to do.
Daughter went to stay with parents on Saturday. We stayed overnight too, but came away Sunday morning. Left son too. My Mum works full time, so has precious few holidays to spend with them. Phone call on Sunday night at 8pm to say daughter was running a very high temperature. So, 2.5hr round trip to pick her up and take her into hospital. She was finally allowed out at 2.30am as counts weren't too bad and temperature had dropped.
I went to work on 3 hours' sleep on Monday. (I've also done a total of over 20 hours from home on evenings and weekend since Friday, so a very, very busy week.) Worked Tuesday too, only to get call from hospital to say that a bug has grown in cultures taken and she will need antibiotics. Is she ill enough to be admitted? They ask me. I'm so very qualified to make that decision! I say, she's been well enough to leave at home, just very tired. So, 1hr round trip to hospital to collect a course of antibiotics for next 10 days and she can stay at home.
Get up this morning to get ready for work (I don't get paid for days off), and she looks shocking. I can't leave her here all day by herself. Maybe she will need to go in after all. Temperature is still normal though.
I run into work quickly to drop things off. And I am so jealous of everyone who can take for granted how they park up, come in, work a day, get paid, go home, work or relax or spend time with their family (their call) and not have this constant grey cloud hanging over them. The continual worry. Am I letting her down by going to work? How will we pay the mortgage if I don't go to work? Am I letting work down by staying at home? How will I ever catch up and get back on track, as when this is finally over so many pieces will need picking up and putting back together. We have to regather this fragmented life.
And poor husband is already on 10 days off. That leaves 15 for the rest of the year. Will that mean, once again, no break for him? Our life is one big sickness and it is unrelenting.
Clinic tomorrow though, and waiting for news on liver. They want to MRI her (again, I think this will be 3rd or 4th now) to check her heart. Worrying. Hopefully they will shed some light on what is happening.
I am going to intersperse this blog with jokes or pictures of Garfield as it is far too gloomy. Sorry. Big fat pity party.


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[Naver][Starcast] 160803 Let's enjoy the Summer Vacation together! BTS in Dubai!
Do you remember BTS's previous Summer Vacation? After their trip to Kota Kinabalu, BTS chose Dubai as their next Summer vacation spot! They visited Abu Dhabi to attend their schedule but they also spent a wonderful time in Dubai.
BTS's Summer vacation that made them laugh"haha, hoho" endlessly! We will reveal few never-seen-before photos of BTS members during their first trip to desert, traditional village sightseeing including the photos they took at unfamiliar places only for our Starcast family!
[Desert, it's on fire!?]
First encounter... pounding heart... The first thing BTS did when they arrived at the desert for the first time...
He takes a photo ensuring the desert appears properly in it
He personally takes a photo
#Jungkook #Jimin
(Jungkook) Takes a photo of the member (Jimin) climbing the slope
He feels the touch of the desert sand
#JHope #V
They stop(?) the Sun that's trying to go to bed
BTS tried sandboarding, Hummer desert safari and many other activities that can be enjoyed at the desert. It was the day we experienced the beauty of nature! >_<
[The photoshoot story of 7 members with 7 different charms]
The first team was V and Jungkook!(#XOXO_KOOK) The bright unit who giggles even when they're just looking at each other!
#JungkookSensitivity Jungkook's own photography know-how: Focusing on the subject carelessly and chicly, just following the feel of camera lens,
I'm just pressing the shutter!
Impressive ㅋ Jungkook's photo is impressive ㅋ (pleased)
#V Where shall we take our next photo?? (casually climbs on his back)
It's warm ;ㅅ;
#V No matter from which side I look at you and it doesn't matter if you're keeping a straight face or smiling brightly. Bang Family's sixth son Mr. Kim is handsome!
#Jungkook completes his turn after saying hello (?) to his family in Korea!
Second unit is A-yp BTS Minimis Suga and Jimin! (#Mini_Mini) Their teamwork is perfect!
Even today, #Suga'sSight Masternim's visual is working hard!
Jimin looks like a puppy that looks like fluffy peach...
Minimis is looking at the map to avoid getting lost ᕙ( ´∇`)ᕗ
I have no idea where Jimin is!
Wow, Jimin is looking really comfy!
We will appoint Photogenic #Jimin as PoIdBank (shortened form of Pose Idea Bank)~
Syubsad 'ㅅ'
Even today, our Father is memorizing the map for his children.. (!!)
#Suga is feeling good because the photoshoot ended early!
The last team is Jin (92er) & Rap Monster (94er) & J Hope (94er) who were all born in the even number ending years! (#Rapmonstep_up)!
Is he a Tree Fairy or what~~~~~ (of course he is)
#JHope is in charge of dance, rap and he's the Choreography leader of BTS, and he's the member with aegyo who is also refreshing as a fizzy drink!
Oh, hi? How are you?
His eyes seriously make us want to shoot a melodrama with him...✿✿
It would be wonderful if #RapMonster is waiting for us at the door when we get home... So wonderful...
Ahjae jokes are only funny when it's told by #Jin... Because of Jin... REAL LOVE
The unit photoshoot of the trio which looks like you could hear their laughter!
#94z Looking prim *____*
Oh gosh, guys!! Focus on me @3@!!
Ral~Ral~Ra~Ral~Ra~Ra~Ral~ (kyaaaaak) Ral~Ral~Ra~Ral~Ra~Ra~Ral~ (giggles)
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We have achieved our goal if we made you smile for a moment or helped to raise your cheekbones slightly higher while you were looking at BTS's Dubai Summer Vacation Starcast! BTS's cheerful and pleasant summer doesn't stop here. Let's spend a cool Summer together!~
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Leonardo da Vinci Painting sells for a record $450M - Readers react
"Oh damn.They didn't tell me that was up for action." "Obviously some people just have too much money." Christie's auction house sells a Leonardo da Vinci painting of Christ for a jaw-dropping $450 million. Yahoo Newsroom readers give their strong opinions on the record-breaking bid.
The da Vinci painting titled "Salvator Mundi," Italian for "Savior of the World," was sold Wednesday, breaking previous records for artwork sold at auction or privately. The piece is one of fewer than 20 paintings by da Vinci to exist and the only in private hands. It dates from around 1500 and shows Christ in a robe with one hand holding a crystal sphere and the other raised to give a blessing.
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Vanco International's 280448 is an excellent solution for applications requiring one VGA signal to be shown on multiple monitors. This splitter duplicates and amplifies VGA and audio signals from a single source to eight monitors or display devices. Ideal for commercial demonstrations, conferences, conventions, and more, this powered device can enhance video signals for long range broadcast up to 196 feet (60m). Both CRTs and flat screen displays are supported at a resolution up to 2048 x 1536. Multiple devices can be daisy-chained together to generate additional outputs.
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Preston's flagship Fulwood Academy is celebrating after being lifted out of special measures by education watchdogs Ofsted.
Inspectors have issued a glowing report after a two-day visit, saying they were particularly impressed with the way principal Stephen Henry has transformed the school in just over 12 months with his "tenacious and imaginative leadership."
The £23m academy was given a caning in 2013 after being assessed as inadequate in almost every aspect of teaching, learning and management.
But, since the arrival of Mr Henry, coupled with a host of other staff changes, the school in Black Bull Lane has undergone a spectacular turnaround, with the inspection team rating both the quality of leadership and management and the behaviour and safety of students as "good."
The Ofsted report, published today, says: "Tenacious and imaginative leadership from the principal has resulted in what several staff described as the transformation of the academy.
"He has driven change at rapid pace, but in a reflective manner that has harnessed the commitment of the academy's community and led to a marked improvement in the academy's overall effectiveness."
Mr Henry, in his first headship, paid tribute to staff and governors for the way the school had turned things round so quickly.
"This transformation has taken a lot of hard work by a lot of people and I couldn't be more pleased with the way everyone has pulled together to achieve this."
The Ofsted inspectors said in their report that there had been a marked improvement in all aspects of the school, including the quality of teaching and learning and the outcomes for students.
In particular they praised a strong senior team for being "relentless" in its work to improve the academy and middle leaders for being increasingly skilled in improving teaching.
Achievement, they said, was rising strongly across subjects, with students feeling safe, behaving well and having a positive attitude to learning. And the mantra of "aim high, work hard, be nice, no excuses" was now the backbone of the academy.
Mr Henry said that the last 12 months "represented the first phase in our drive to provide excellent education for our children."
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Around the time I met my partner, I discovered boxer briefs and have hardly worn boxers since. After several years had passed and I kept seeing them in bins of clothes, I finally took them out of the bin and placed them into a bag to donate.
We were literally leaving the house with me picking up the bag when I looked at my partner and said, "that's an awful lot of fabric." For well over a year now, they have sat in a bag and made their rounds around the house and finally, last week, I pulled out the seam ripper and started the task of ripping them apart in preparation for making them into a quilt. This was after a friend of mine inspired me to start working on a quilt again.
A few weeks ago, I had sporadically decided on which of the fabrics I was going to use for the metaphysical/mystical quilt I have been procrastinating starting. I pulled out all of my quilting books to look for inspiration on what to make. I selected a few projects out of a newer book I purchased and decided that it was an awfully large quilt for me to make for my second quilt (and first one in well over a year).
I turned around in my office chair remembering that I had this large bag of fabric that I was going to quilt for us to use when we are at the beach or at the park having a picnic. I had to chuckle when I started going through the bag when I came across a pair of yellow boxers that have ants all over them. Perfect for a picnic quilt! (and yes, perfect timing to be making an outdoor quilt as the snow has started to fall here.)
I have a few pairs left to rip apart. I will need to remember how to do math in hopes that I have enough (and large enough) pieces for the quilt. Then I will need to iron and cut out the pieces and start putting the sewing machine to work!
Does anyone else have any projects they are starting on now that it is getting colder outside?


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Kodak Creditors Support Plan of Reorganization
Monday, August 19, 2013
Press release from the issuing company
Voting Results Demonstrate Strong and Substantial Support for Company's Plan of Reorganization, Paving Way for Confirmation Hearing
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Kodak's creditors have voted in favor of its Plan of Reorganization, and with this positive outcome, the company is well positioned to seek confirmation of its Plan of Reorganization at the confirmation hearing scheduled for August 20 before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
In its filings with the Bankruptcy Court, Kodak reported that all classes of the company's eligible creditors voted strongly in favor of the company's Plan.
"Our creditors have clearly told us we have the right strategy for the future of Kodak. This significant endorsement of our Plan enables Kodak to move toward emergence with the support of our creditors," said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are on task and on schedule. We look forward to our confirmation hearing next week and then to emerging from Chapter 11 as a technology company focused on imaging for business."
The confirmation hearing on Kodak's Plan of Reorganization is currently scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET on August 20, 2013.
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If your child has celiac disease or severe gluten sensitivity, travel to a new place can present some challenges. Stopping for meals or snacks on road trips, shopping in unfamiliar grocery stores and eating out in a strange city all mean that the chances of gluten cross-contamination can increase. Proper planning, including making a phone call or two ahead of time and making your own gluten-free snacks, can drastically reduce that risk, allowing you and your children some greater peace of mind while on vacation.
Planning Ahead
Lodging: Ideally, your gluten-free travel, lodging and eating arrangements will be made beforehand. When making hotel reservations, for example, specify that your child requires a gluten-free diet and ask about their gluten-free options (if they have them) for breakfast. Hotel rooms that include a mini-fridge allow you to store your own gluten-free food and are highly recommended. You can find some gluten-free hotels ahead of time by consulting the Gluten Free Hotels Guide.
Eating out: Finding a gluten-free eating establishment in a new city, state or country can seem daunting at first, but there are many handy tools available. Try the Find Me Gluten Free, a handy and free app for your mobile device, or the Gluten-Free Restaurant Awareness Program (GFRAP) that includes a website with gluten-free restaurant list that feature staff who have been trained to avoid cross-contamination.
Before you leave for your trip, it is also worthwhile to print out a gluten-free dining card to hand out at events, airplanes, restaurants and hotels.
On the Road
Restaurants and convenience stores that provide gluten-free options for your child are unfortunately few and far-between while out on the road, so it's important to pack plenty of gluten-free snacks and even meal options. Some kid-friendly gluten-free travel snacks include:
- A favorite gluten-free bread
- Peanut, sunflower or almond butter
- Fresh or dried fruit
- Gluten-free cookies (for times when gluten-free desserts aren't available)
- Gluten-free crackers
- Gluten-free granola bars
To save money and stress while on the road, there are plenty of homemade gluten-free snacks that are easy to make and perfect to bring along on a trip, including these two from The Healthy Apple:
Sweet Roasted Chickpeas
- 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. agave nectar
- 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. chili powder
- 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, finely chopped
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Gently toss chickpeas in a bowl with oil, agave nectar and vinegar. Sprinkle with cinnamon and chili powder.
- Place into the oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- Transfer to a serving bowl; sprinkle with fresh basil and enjoy!
Grain-Free Flax Cranberry Granola
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup stevia
- 2 cups salted peanuts, chopped
- 3/4 cup flax seeds
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/6 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/6 tsp. cocoa powder
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare a sheet tray with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat oil, honey and stevia over low heat until incorporated.
- Transfer to bowl and mix in 2 cups peanuts and flax seeds, cinnamon, ginger and cocoa powder.
- Transfer to sheet tray and bake; mixing every 20 minutes for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven; set aside to cool. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; toss with cranberries.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge.
- Enjoy atop yogurt, salads, mixed into hummus or just eaten alone as an on-the-go snack
Whether you and your family are planning a vacation to Disney World, grandma's house or a foreign country, traveling gluten free with kids can feel like much less of a hassle and a cause of worry with some extra preparations and perhaps a homemade snack or two.


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Soon after Windows 8 release date, October 26, there are many reviews about Windows 8 features, functions, user experience and prospect.
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Walt Mossberg's review on Windows 8 says Microsoft is going where Apple isn't, by packaging a PC operating system and a tablet operating system into one product.
However, while being affirmed by the majority of insiders and users, Windows explorer 8 is battered by criticism. Besides the nonsupport of DVD playing on Windows 8, many doubt about the simultaneous two versions, some feel that the mashup of Metro and traditional UI bring much inconvenience, and a few others worry about the hardware incompatibility. Anyhow, high awareness may substantially proportional attentions and oppositions.
Main Changes in Windows 8, Windows 8 Features
Windows 8 contains big changes, which are concluded generally as follows: ("Metro" has been renamed to "Microsoft design style", but uniformly referred to as "Metro" hereafter.)
* Support X86 and ARM architecture at the same time, divided into Windows 8 version for PC and Windows RT (Runtime) version for device;
* Cancel the dated "Start" button and introduce a shocking mobile touch Metro UI with sexy blue screen and scrolling tiles;
* Add Windows App Store, similar to Apple App Store and Google Play, making it more convenient to download and install apps;
* Provided with diversified Metrolish Clients, such as Email, Map, Search, Weather, Social Media, games and so on;
* Built in with IE 10, having Metro touch UI and traditional UI in different patterns;
* Obtain various online and local services with Microsoft account, along with SkyDrive cloud storage service;
* Use a more intuitional Ribbon interface on resource manager and a reborn task manager;
* Change the desktop UI to be more simple and practical, without the classical Aero Glass effect of Windows 7 nevertheless;
* Integrate virtual drive/hard disk to mount ISO and VHD files directly;
* Have native support for USB 3.0 standard with built-in "Windows Reader" to read PDF;
* Enable less memory consumption and faster starting speed;
* Improve the safety of system by adding Windows Defender for anti-malware purpose;
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Some have presented the statement like "Windows 8 is the name combining two completely irrelevant things, Metro and Windows 7", meaning that Windows Store just divides Windows 8 into two world, i.e., Metro and Non-metro. There are some viewpoints potential exchanges and crises are faced by Microsoft. Although the traditional Windows style has been retained in Windows 8, the great many reformations are probably too thorough to be recognized and adapted by old Windows users.
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"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little." ~ Sydney Smith
Cities, States to default soon? A Felony Fraud on the Taxpayer!
SOLUTION: So, solution to this one is easy. Obtain the CAFR's for YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, THEY ARE MANDATORY TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FEDS EACH YEAR. For Californians for instance, get the CAFR's for both sourthern California for 2009, (page 26, "unrestricted funds", shown in the millions (000's added to figure showing), and Northern California, so the figure there is in the billions when you add the three 000's) and southern california, go to the liquid assets section of the report, and look for "cash - unrestricted funds". Then add them up together, get the document certified by a bank or power of attorney and then bring it to bancruptcy court to show the court these funds are available and are to be used since they were accumulated using taxpayer funds for creating the revenue generating source and thus belong to the taxpayer, not private entities. THIS IS A MUST WATCH VIDEO "THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN", those of you in NY and NJ are going to be shocked. You have trillions in all those municipalities and state coffers. GO GET THEM. There is no bigger scam going on right now, than this one. Its been going on for years and we knew nothing about it. ITS TIME TO EXPOSE IT TO THE LIGHT OF DAY. STOP THE BANCRUPTCY in its tracks, and prevent the state under Nazi Arnold, from privatizing all taxpayer funded projects and infrastructure and state parks and lands. THIS IS CRITICAL to saving the citizens of california from being raped and pillaged.
Those of you in Illinois where they are also squealing bancruptcy, can check this one out and do the same thing. Take it to the bankcruptcy court and present the info.
Watch this video by Alex Jones FIRST about Walter Burien and the CAFR's and his interview, then below watch Walters ground breaking video on the scam of the century against the American TAXPAYERS. Amazing gall. I also believe part of it is the money laundering going on with the massive drug running and its being done throuhg our khazar operated and controlled international banks who also control the investments of these CAFR's and make money on fees, so you know why they don't want you to use it for budget purposes. Anyway, when they start screaming COLLAPSE, COLLAPSE, just shove these in their faces and tell them jail is their next stop if they try to collapse anything.
Remember always, "WE ARE POWERFUL".
CAFR - Walter Burien - The Biggest Game in Town - documentary
By Walter Burien, 1 year ago - Google video
01/01/09 - PLEASE POST - PUBLISH "The Biggest Game in Town" video was produced and then on January 8th 2000 was distributed only by VHS tapes. The documentary gets the valid information out there and was annotated on the lower script line with 2008 information. This was the first CAFR1 video that got the ball rolling for international disclosure of the CAFR of which was the biggest shell game played in government finance. Government promotes annual "Budget Reports" and at the same time virtually not a peep as to their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Do a Google search on CAFR A complete AUDIT of international holdings and trading activity is URGENTLY needed to see the "NET" results of the market manipulations that took place since September 2001 to present...... Will this happen? Not as long as the foxes maintain regulation over the hen house! SEE: http://TaxRetirement.com Learn quickly... have no doubts about it, final ownership of our country by the corporate government syndicate or by the people is at stake here. The BLACK-OUT continues from our government, the syndicated media, controlled education, and both primary political parties.. DUE TO THE MONEY AND CONTROL INVOLVED! Please Support CAFR1 - http://cafr1.com/DNT.html
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- Walter Burien said...
Example CAFR listing page for most States / US Treasury Reports / Audit of the Federal Reserve for the last several years / Audit of the IRS 1999 / Some Cities and Counties:
To find the current 2009 Annual Financial Report for your own City; County; State; School District; State University; Government Pension Fund; etc., go to Google and put in the search line the local government in quotes and then Annual Financial Report in quotes.
Here is an example to find the CAFR for the city of Burbank, CA for what to put in the search line on a Google search:
"The City of Burbank" "Annual Financial Report"
Most local government CAFRs (80%) for larger local governments are Available for downloading off the internet. Smaller local governments the hit rate is about 10 to 15 %. Government retirement funds about 40% of the large ones can be downloaded off the internet.
Make copies, put on CDs and share with others from your local venue.
A little "Good"education and fact finding mission is an important thing to know. Especially: Due To The Money Involved!
- May 18, 2010 at 11:02:00 AM MDT
- Vatic said...
Walter, thank you so much for that information, and I am saving it and placing it in my CAFR file for distribution all over the place. The Vatic Daily summary will be going out today at around 5 pm and I will include this comment on the summary so that people can include it in their files for saving.
Thank you so much for the massive sacrifices you have made over the years to bring this information to light and for the deep commitment to this nation that it took for you to do this.
We can't thank you enough. Those of us in the financial trades like myself, see you as a "Rock Star" for all you have done. LOL Good luck and don't stop. Keep going, drive them nuts. UNITED, WE ARE POWERFUL. If you wish to receive our daily summary, please simply send your email address that you wish us to use, using the email address above. firstname.lastname@example.com
Again, thanks doubly for EVERYTHING. Its been greatly appreciated.
- May 18, 2010 at 11:29:00 AM MDT
oK i just lost a good email with a 'page load error' -- a load of baloney with a 'page load error' -- WHOEVER IS DOING IT.
So I'll have to be brief;
I am not sure if i am still on Walter's email list, but if not i definitely will subscribe again. I don't understand Finance at the levels he talks about, but he is certainly plain enough -- AND I DO GIVE HIM A TON OF CREDIT HERE for blowing the LID OFF THE ILLUSION OF THIS MATRIX.
i always suspected there were cooked books. This is why I always had the feeling politicians and corporations seemed so similar to the MAFIA. And of course Walter is right -- it is all a SYNDICATE -- and nothing else.
Walter should try to get on Amy Goodman's program called Democracy Now! or any of the other programs on WBAI-FM. I know it's considered a marxist radio station, but they dont insult their listener's intelligence with drivel. They do actual JOURNALISM there.
I am sure Walter would be too volitile for CSPAN's Washington Journal. It's unfortunate because there are so many dismayed Americans now opened to alternative research, and simply have no clue to what connects all the ills of this country -- Mafia-style syndicatism.
oh sure Bloomberg forever cries "poverty!" But he always seems to have the money for the next baseball stadium to be built and other things like that.
Walter...your a good man. GOD BLESS YOU!
- January 11, 2011 at 8:34:00 PM MST
Just as an aside, Vatic would you PLEASE put up my last two posts on the Giffords article??? I gave two more Masonic signatures: the local name of the Walmart and the longitude/latitude.
In understanding this SYNDICATE that Walter is speaking of, it is important to be able to read these types of Masonic signatures in these media psychodramas.
- January 11, 2011 at 8:39:00 PM MST
- Vatic said...
Sorry for the delay in getting to the moderating since I am overwhelmed but they are up now. This has just gotten bigger than I ever imagined and no money to hire help.... sorry.
- January 12, 2011 at 7:48:00 AM MST
- Vatic said...
Yes, I consider Walter a hero. There are so damn few of them left anymore. It has cost him to do what he has done and its to our salvation that he is sharing this so freely. Its how we can fight our bancruptcies in court.
- January 12, 2011 at 7:53:00 AM MST


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The first category of living walls is simply a vertical garden with all the benefits customary to a garden. Green walls, both indoors and out, decrease local CO2, increase local humidity, trap dust, reduce noise and create a habitat for urban wildlife. Interior green walls can boost morale and productivity. The fresher indoor atmosphere keeps building occupants more alert and a feeling of overall health. Exterior green wall installations reduce solar gain (the entrapment of heat by passive solar gain on the building surface) and, by extension, building energy costs; provide protection from the effects of UV radiation and acid rain; and help lessen the building's contribution to the heat island effect (when forest is replaced with concrete and asphalt, causing urban centres to become warmer than nature areas).
The second major category of living wall goes beyond these basic benefits by employing microbes within the planting substrate as a bio-filtering mechanism that removes potentially harmful hydrocarbons from a building's ambient air. The bio-filtration system is structurally similar to the first type but is a closed loop system, controlling the circulation of the indoor air through the building's mechanical equipment. Airborne, potentially harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are drawn through the vegetative wall and then metabolized by microbes that naturally exist within the plant roots and planting medium before being re-circulated throughout the building. Plant species are specifically chosen for their VOC metabolic prowess and CO2 and water are the by-products of the decomposition process.


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A comprehensive article-by-article study of the National Electrical Code is presented in this course. The apprentice will discuss and analyze in detail the rules in each article of the NEC as they apply to the installation of each part of a complete electrical system. A thorough understanding of the NEC is requisite for successfully passing the mandatory State of Michigan licensing exam. Limited to IBEW 252 Apprentices.
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Intensive glucose control for type 2 diabetes may help control some markers of kidney health, but doesn't clearly prevent clinical kidney problems, a meta-analysis determined.
Tighter control in clinical trials with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) targets ranging from 7.1% to less than 6% significantly cut down on micro- and macroalbuminuria compared with conventional glucose control, Steven G. Coca, DO, MS, of Yale and the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Conn., and colleagues found.
However, the intensive strategy had no impact on doubling of serum creatinine level, risk of end-stage renal disease, or death from renal disease, they reported in the May 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Given the risks of severe hypoglycemia, minimal cardiovascular benefit, and potential increased risk of death seen with tight glucose control, the renal findings don't do much to justify it, Coca's group argued.
Because of the low rates of end-stage renal disease with conventional treatment, "there is little compelling reason to initiate intensive glycemic control in midstage of the disease with the aim of preventing renal failure," they wrote.
However, that message drew criticism in an accompanying editorial by David M. Nathan, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who argued that it ignores the benefit of intensive intervention early in the course of diabetes.
He pointed to more than 20-year follow-up results from the UKPDS in type 2 and DCCT study in type 1 diabetes showing a reduction in more advanced clinical outcomes, including cardiovascular events.
That is proof that "early intensive therapy, combined with assiduous attention to control of other recognized risk factors, is necessary to improve long-term prospects of patients with diabetes," he wrote.
The meta-analysis largely included studies with follow up "far too brief to address the effects of intensive therapy on end-stage renal disease," he explained.
When combined with the low absolute rates of severe renal outcomes, it couldn't have hoped to do anything but rule out harm, Nathan argued.
"We should be cautious not to abandon the goal HbA1c level of less than 7% for most patients," he concluded.
The guidelines recommend a target of less than 7% but also allow for personalizing treatment goals to anywhere from less than 8% to less than 6.5% based on factors such as age, comorbidity, complications, and hypoglycemia risk.
But there's little trial evidence supporting a goal less than 7%, argued a second editorial.
The UKPDS tested treatment with metformin, a sulfonylurea, or insulin soon after diagnosis but not any specific glycemic target, wrote Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH, and Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MPH, both of HealthPartners Research Foundation in Minneapolis, Minn.
"It is clear that using these drugs has benefit and that they may often lower HbA1c to well below 7%, but the UKPDS did not demonstrate the benefit of sustained multidrug therapy to maintain HbA1c less than 7%," they wrote.
ACCORD and ADVANCE were the first trials to achieve and maintain HbA1c less than 7%. Both showed some reductions in early manifestations of microvascular complications with intensive treatment needed for tight glucose control, but neither reduced more advanced microvascular complications or showed benefits for cardiovascular or mortality outcomes.
Those studies were included, along with the two UKPDS cohorts and three other randomized trials, in the current meta-analysis, for a total of 28,065 adults followed over 2 to 15 years.
Compared with conventional glucose control, intensive glucose control was associated with:
- 14% reduced risk of microalbuminuria (RR, 0.86, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.96)
- 24% reduced risk of macroalbuminuria (RR 0.74, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.85)
- No difference in risk of serum creatinine doubling (RR 1.06, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.22)
- No significant impact on end-stage renal disease (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.46 to 1.05)
- No impact on risk of death from renal disease (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.79)
The greater the difference in HbA1c among the intensive and conventional therapy arms in any particular study, the greater the benefit in terms of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (P=0.01 and P=0.008, respectively).
But the actual median HbA1c in the intensive group didn't correlate with the magnitude of the relative risk for any of the endpoints.
The average diabetes duration prior to study enrollment ranged from 6.5 to 12 years, but that appeared to be a factor only in risk of serum creatinine doubling.
The researchers cautioned about the low cumulative incidence of the clinically important endpoints across the trials (4% doubling of the serum creatinine level, 1.5% end-stage renal disease, and 0.5% death from renal disease), which may have left the meta-analysis underpowered to detect significant differences.
"Regardless, with a baseline rate of end-stage renal disease so low in the standard therapy group and the overall lack of benefit for cardiovascular or all-cause mortality, it does not seem prudent to expose patients to this therapy to achieve an absolute risk reduction for end-stage renal disease that will be less than 1% in a best-case scenario," Coca's group concluded.
Krumholz reported a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and receiving a research grant from Medtronic through Yale University.
He also reported chairing a scientific advisory board for United Healthcare.
Margolis, O'Connor, and Nathan reported no conflicts of interest.
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Informal get-together 7 pm on Saturday 12th Nov... (Yangon)
So dear Yangon-ites, I have a question for you - What happens in Yangon on a Saturday night? If the answer to that question is "Not much" or "Nothing" – Then why don't we meet up for a drink and a chat at Mr. Guitar on Saturday 12th November at 7 pm?
A bit about me, - I'm British but I live in Brussels, Belgium with my family. I love travelling and have visited more than 45 countries so far and I'm very curious to know and see more.
I will be exploring Myanmar for about 3 weeks starting on the 12th November. I'm really looking forward to the trip and to seeing the usual tourist attractions but I'd love to hear your suggestions too for "must-see" attractions and to discover a bit about life in Myanmar.
So who is interested? Please let me know by Wednesday, so that we can alert the good people at Mr Guitar if there will be lots of us.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon,


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Hello everyone,
I'm glad I found this forum, but no so glad I've joined the long list of people suffering with a bone marrow condition.
I went to the doctor after months of back pain in the thoracic region and feeling a bit run down. I've have ankylosing spondylitis for ~30 years, and thought this was the reason for the back pain.
The doc sent me for a routine blood test about a month ago and the results came back with low reds, whites and platlets - Pancytopenia. Since then I've had another 4 blood tests with similar low results and several other tests that have resulted in the other possible causes being ruled out. I was sent for a BMB about 3 weeks ago and the pathologist report finding was RAEB-2 with 18% blasts. The haematologist gave me the news earlier this week, but said they believe it to be early AML as the is some inconsitency with the lack of displasia seen.
I am booked in to start chemo in a couple of days, but first they will do another BMB to check if blasts are now over 20% as this will confirm AML I think. From what I can gather, treatment will be the same either way.
Doctors tell me the thoracic pain (now in my ribs and sternum area) are due to this condition and not AS.
I am 54 yo male, quite healthy and fit otherwise and trying hard to stay positive though I don't really know what to expect.
Thanks for reading...
Ankylosing Spondilitis since 1990
Dx Pancytopenia - October 2016
Sorry to read this rusty. From what I know from my experience if it is aml, they usually get your leukemia under control with chemo. At the same time they investigate possible stem cell donors in your family. And will most likely put you on donor list as well. In saying this iam not a doc and its just what happened with me. As you said you are young and fit so the odds are with you! Good luck, let us know how you go. Lisa
Now 30yr old. Diagnosed AML dec 2015 (Most likely MDS prior). Trisomy 6. Runx1 mutation also. Had induction and consolidation chemo. Marrow failure ++ so SCT on 21st of March with MUD. Married with a 1yr old!
Rusty, welcome. Your diagnosis from what you mentioned is very similar if not exactly what my situation was at this same time in 2013. We waited over the Thanksgiving holiday for more information. My doctors immediately started me on azacitidine. It basically saved my life. I was on it for eight cycles while getting everything ready for a stem cell transplant. As hoped, my CBC results started trending toward normal and I was still feeling well (before the diagnosis I was feeling totally normal). I was walking a hilly 18 hole golf course (6.2 miles) without any problem. Since the only "cure" for MDS (RAEB-II) is a stem cell transplant (SCT) I was ready as soon as my numbers were reasonably well and I was still in good shape physically and mentally. Give great consideration if a doctor tells you to "watch and wait" with RAEB-II. It is my strong belief that having the stem cell transplant should happen when you are feeling your best.
You mentioned chemotherapy. What in particular, azacitidine (Vidaza)? You will have many questions. Be sure to ask because there are many on this forum who can help since they have been through your situation. Keep close track of all your medical results in a very organized fashion. We wish you the very best.
age 70, dx RAEB-2 on 11-26-2013 w/11% blasts. 8 cycles Vidaza 3w/Revlimid. SCT 8/15/2014, relapsed@Day+210 (AML). Now(SCT-Day+1005). Prepping w/ 10 days Dacogen for DLI on 6/9/2017.
Thanks Lisa and Bailie.
The doctors gave me three options
1. Do nothing - watch and wait
2. Start Azacitidine to put the condition on hold temporarily, or
3. Start chemo asap and look for a donor just incase the chemo doesn't put a stop to it. (I have a younger brother and sister as possibilities)
However, the last thing I want to try is SCT as this is what finished my mum off some 10 years ago when she went though the same/similar thing which eventuated into AML. I'm not sure what went wrong, but she only lasted about 10 days after the SCT and passed away at 68 after 2.5 years of battling with it.
The doctors tell me its unlikely to be hereditary, but they are checking.
I have all my tests filed and will keep this up for the journey.
Ankylosing Spondilitis since 1990
Dx Pancytopenia - October 2016
My diagnosis was RAEB-II with 19 percent blasts and three mutations. They told me in pretty clear terms that if I didn't start the Vidaza immediately there would be a good chance I wouldn't live very long (months). I responded to the Vidaza by the second cycle. They immediately started looking for SCT donors. It is very important to do the stem cell transplant in optimum health.
I was told and read several times that there isn't a hereditary factor. Could be an environmental connection. Or maybe they don't know for sure. I have a good friend right now who has MDS and his brother also had it.
age 70, dx RAEB-2 on 11-26-2013 w/11% blasts. 8 cycles Vidaza 3w/Revlimid. SCT 8/15/2014, relapsed@Day+210 (AML). Now(SCT-Day+1005). Prepping w/ 10 days Dacogen for DLI on 6/9/2017.
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A festival of books
Do you like to read? Or maybe you want to take the Thorbjørn Egner -tram? This weekend it´s time for the book festival here in Oslo. More than 200 writers come to more than 200 events. We talked to the festival-boss Åse Garten Galtrud about adventurous books, crazy book parties and other events this weekend.
What will happen tonight?
Tonight is the grand opening in Spikersuppa, in the middle of Karl Johan. Ragnar Hovland (famous norwegian writer) will play Ukulele, and the norwegian princess Mette-Marit wil officially open the festival.
Deichmanske bibliotek, the public library in Oslo, also has their legendary nachspiel with licor served between the bookshelves. While listening to "writer-DJs" you can be part of this unique event, and maybe even dance on the bookshelves?
Is it something you particulary want to recommend the upcoming days?
Very much! Tomorrow Linda Eide from "Norsk Attraksjon" (Hilarious norwegian Tv-show ) will have her power-point show. She has made a book about conversations with her mother -I have seen it before, and it´s incredible funny!
I also want to recommend "Vår ære og vår mat" ( directly transelated: Our honour and our food) where Gert Nygårdshaug and Torgrim Eggen (Norwegian authors) have made a cooking book about their literary characters and their relationship with food.
Tomorrow there will also be "Litterary Death Match tomorow evening. The american Todd Zuniga travels the world to make the "Idol" of litterature. He choose four new young writers to meet three established writers through 2 rounds and an epic final! This will happen tomorrow night at Victoria National Jazzscene (also in Karl Johan, located quite close to the parliament).
Is there something else you want to add?
It will happen loads of stuff in the city as we are the biggest book festival in Norway. Check out oslobokfestival.no for program. The festival is free and open for all! Velcome!
You can also find more information about Oslo book festival at our cultural calendar Kult Oslo:
Oslo bokfestival 2012
Written by Tara, translated by Odrun 14. sept
Culture night today!
To day is the opportunity to really get a grasp of what Oslo has to offer on the cultural side. It´s said that we have more cultural events than any other main city in Europe, and today you can check out a good persentage of them. It´s time for for a full culture night in Oslo!
It has in fact already started. Almost all the culture institutions have special arrangements and other cool stuff going on. And everything is free! Do you wanna try out Aikido, celebrate fair trade, experience good concerts or wandering around to hidden places at the norwegian folk museum? That´s just some of your options… Check out an english version of the program at prosjekt-oslokulturnatt.oslo.kommune.no


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The woman behind the man comes with some family baggage
Lisa and Campbell Newman do little to hide their physical affection for each other. On the campaign trail she'll lean into him or pat down his shirt before a press conference.
''Every part of Cam's life that he's got a passion for, he just throws all his energy into - and our relationship happens to be one of those things he has a passion for,'' she says in a misty-eyed interview for the LNP website.
A nurse who enjoys boxing training, belly dancing and gory novels, she's a vivacious woman whose looks owe more to the Lebanese heritage of her father than to her Irish mother.
The Newmans live two houses away from her father, Frank Monsour, a prominent oral surgeon who rose from poverty in rural Queensland to build an extensive portfolio of business and property interests.
Among those interests are a disaster recovery management firm, originally set up as Invictus Solutions Pty Ltd, now trading as Majella Global Technologies. It is run by Lisa's brother Sebastian and majority-owned by Monsour family companies. Lisa was briefly its secretary and remains director and secretary of one of its key shareholders, Frank Monsour Family Investments Pty Ltd.
The Majella operation was set up after Brisbane's floods and bid (unsuccessfully) for up to $30 million worth of work from the state government. A rival US firm alleges Seb Monsour improperly represented himself as acting for it and the FBI is reportedly reviewing whether Majella wrongly obtained US information technology developed by the Defence Department.
Bligh has gone to town on it all, telling Parliament last month: ''We now face the prospect of a possible LNP premier whose wife and family's company is being investigated by the FBI for trying to profit from our floods by possibly using US military secrets.''
Drawing a long bow, she suggested Newman could end up ''behind bars''. She also revealed Newman's home address while he and Lisa were away on the campaign trail and their daughters home alone.
The Monsours have denied any impropriety. Newman says he has no knowledge of his in-laws' dealings but argues his wife has to retain a role in her family's business affairs because of her mother's long illness. He dubbed the attack in Parliament ''a window into the dark black soul of Anna Bligh and the Labor party''.


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There have been so many items used, that you could be forgiven for thinking that an effective slasher could kill with any house-hold item. But the weapon is all part of the scary persona of the psycho killer, they need a unique handle, they don't do clumsy, they are professionals. A well used weapon can bring fear, and it doesn't need to be elaborate device of torture like a bear trap helmet in SAW.
Here are our top 5 Weapons of choice:
1. Jason Voorhess Machete - The Camp Crystal Lake Machete is basically a big knife, used for cutting down trees in the rainforest, Jason used this for some of his own flesh pruning. Iconic blood stains makes this collectable a great addition for any horror fan.
2. Freddy Kruegar Glove - Freddy has knifes for finger, his glove used to great affect in each of the Nightmar on Elm street films. Scraping his rusty claws down a blackboard, stings fear into his victims and they are great for riping holes in flesh!
3. Jason Kitchen Knife - A Kitchen Knife used as a weapon by a child, a child who was born evil and never returned from his killing ways. Michael Myers is the no nonsense slashed, with pure evil in his soul.
4. Leather-face Chainsaw - A cumbersome and messy tool, but wearing an apron keeps you dry from all that blood and gore. This weapon can be heard from metres away, no element of surprise needed.
5. Scythe - The iconic curved blade is great for decapitation, conjures up images of the Grim Reaper himself. The blade has featured prominently in many horror films, easy to hand at any American Ranch with unsuspecting victims.
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The Wednesday night "Here For The Party" jam is gone from Lynagh's. New ownership cut their music from Wednesday thru Sunday to Friday and Saturday only. The story is they want to be more of a restaurant. Good luck with that. Lynagh's is a pub, with a bunch of regulars and a college crowd.
There is a new outdoor jam hosted by Matt Noell Sunday nights at Shamrock Bar and Grille on Patchen Drive. That has had decent musicians and crowds, but that patio seems kind of small.
There is a also new Wednesday night jam hosted by Albert Crabtree at City Barbeque on Richmond Road. That one is also supposed to be outdoors. I went this past Wednesday, apparently it is not starting until this Wednesday.
Finally, Lindsay Olive is hosting a jam back at Cheapside downtown following Thursday Night Live, from 9:30 to 12:30. He said there was a lot of traffic last week. I don't know if I'm going to try to make that one.
Man, I haven't done Music In since last December??? I just don't seem to get the time to listen to the new stuff I get. I sometimes think I should quit and just assimilate what I have already better, but, can't bring myself to do it. I'd miss too much cool music.
- "NEW", Paul McCartney. This is a very strong effort. The songs are at least Wings quality, but not Beatles quality. Some of the love songs are a little creepy -- a 70 YO guy talking suggestively -- everyone knows you need to quit that shit mid-60's at the latest ;-> 4 stars.
- "Wildewoman", Lucius. I really like this group. The 2 female singers are great, the band's sound is unique. I still am not hearing any male backup vocals like there are in some of their videos ?!?!? 4 stars.
- "Pure Heroine", Lorde. I had this recommended to me a couple of times. It's OK, I guess. I guess people like that she's so young, but to me neither the voice or the songs are as interesting as, say, Adele. 3 stars.
- "Give The People What They Want", Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Plenty of authentic funk going on here, but I don't think the songs are as strong as on their prior album. 3 stars.
- "Grace", Jeff Buckley (1994). Apparently after a studio career he recorded this 1 album before drowning. It is well known for his version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", and "Grace", which does indeed kind of make your hair stand up. 3 stars, 4 for "Grace".
- "Trouble", Hospitality. I like this Brooklyn band, but I don't think this album is as strong as their prior one. 3 stars.
- "Morning Phase", Beck. Wow, is this a listenable album! I don't think "mellow" is the right word, I think "serene" is. 4 stars.
- Eponymous, St. Vincent. I really love Annie Clark's work. Such a juxtaposition of sweet vocals and nasty guitar work. 4 stars.
- "Bad Self Portraits", Lake Street Dive. I really like this Boston band. I put the genre as R&B. The lead singer is really expressive without all the damn oversinging that is so prevalent now, the harmony singing is great. Here's a video of the title song. This could be Bonnie Raitt, southern rock -- or Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings! 4 stars.
- "Foreverly", Billie Joe + Norah. So this is Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Norah Jones covering the Everly Brothers 1958 album "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us". I think I would have far preferred covers of Everly Brothers hits rather than these old traditionals. 3 stars.
- "Ya Nass", Yasmine Hamdan. This Lebanese female singer is very easy to listen to. The backing instrumentals are mostly classical guitar. It is definitely decent mood music despite the guttural "ch"'s of Arabic. 3 stars.


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RICHARD J HUNTER  HARGREAVES LANSDOWN
There is some disappointment around the numbers, which have come in rather below market estimates. In terms of the figures, the Aer Lingus stake has proved to be something of an albatross around the company's neck. It also had difficulty in hedging oil correctly over a turbulent period.

DOUGLAS MCNEILL BLUE OAR SECURITIES
For an airline to be making any sort of profit at the moment is a significant achievement. To do so whilst expanding capacity is even more of a feat. Ryanair is having a good recession. Low-cost airlines have the advantage of having been founded more recently than the major network carriers.

HOWARD WHEELDON BGC PARTNERS
When it comes to operating performance through last year, Ryanair actually managed to increase sales. But what a shame about the ridiculous investment and twin takeover attempts on fellow Irish airline Aer Lingus that forced Ryanair to take a €222m writedown hit.


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Hello. I just started using XAMPP on Windows Vista, and so far I am enjoying how easy everything is to access.
Today, I was able to get Apache to work after some issues (with IIS), and then started using MySQL without any problems. I was doing some successful PHP connects, insert, and selects to my database, when all of a sudden, my php page stopped working. As it turns out, the connect started to fail. I was not able to stop MySQL, or restart it, or even access it using phpMyAdmin. I forced stopped it, but since then I wasn't able to start it again. I've restarted my system, done multiple uninstalls and installs, and I even deleted my data from MySQL. Whenever I try to access it, it says I can't access the database from localhost. I don't know what happened, but would like to get this up and running again with anyone's help.
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"You delude yourself," he writes. "You run with the hare and hunt with the hounds." Religious naturalist is an oxymoron, he suggests, lacking the integrity of either term separately. "Religious soft theological Angela's Ashes stuff," he sniffs.
That's why I so enjoy his company. He holds my feet to the fire, and we know each other well enough and long enough that he can dispense with the civilities.
I suppose I'm guilty as charged. Hare and hound. Religious and naturalist. Catholic and agnostic. A liberal, forward-looking idealist who knows that genes and culture hold us firmly in their grip.
In response to my friend, let me repeat here a post of several years ago:
Let me speak for gray.
Not black or white. Good or evil. Truth or falsity. Yes or no.
Let me speak for maybe. Sort of. More or less. I think so.
I am reluctant to speak for gray for fear of being considered wishy-washy. Indecisive. Unprincipled. But lately it seems as if we are surrounded on every side by zealots, and it's not a pretty sight.
We are surrounded by people who are so certain of their Truth that they are willing to strap bombs to their chests and walk into crowded pizza parlors. Or fly airplanes into towers. Or bomb abortion clinics. Or subvert American principles of civil liberties to fight those who have no principles of civil liberty.
There's an ugly stridency in the air, too many people who are certain God is on their side. Too much certainty with a capital C.
So why does the world look gray to me? After all, I was raised in a tradition of Absolute Truth. I was taught that infidels will burn in hell, at least those guilty of "culpable ignorance." "Armies of youth flying standards of Truth," we sang.
But I was studying science, too, and the history and philosophy of science. I discovered truth with a lower-case t. Evolving truth. I encountered people who held their most cherished beliefs to the refining fire of experience, and who changed their minds when their tentative truths failed the test.
When a group of Englishmen established the first modern scientific society in the 17th century, they took as their motto, "Take no one's word." They believed the only reliable guide to truth was the evidence of the senses. And even the senses can be deceiving. Which is why they embraced the experimental method. Reproducibility. Observations that can be repeated by anyone, and that always give the same result.
Many people think of science as a body of knowledge -- the germ theory of disease, evolution by natural selection, Newton's laws of motion, that sort of thing. Well, yes, it is. But these things are tentatively held, with varying degrees of certainty. More fundamentally, science is a way of thinking. A way that rejects absolutes.
Of course, one can't blow hither and yon on a sea of uncertainty. To be useful, any system of knowledge must be confident of itself. To do scientific work at all, one must start with firm convictions. But every good scientist must be radically open to marginal change, and marginally open to radical change.
Black and white is easy. It relieves us of the burden of learning, of thinking, of experiencing the other. Gray is more difficult -- but it's the planet's best hope for a civilized future.


text: I know a lot about church. My parents were missionaries in Central America for over twenty years and pioneered a substantial amount of work through out Latin America. I've been to church ever since I can remember. I've watched from the corner as everything under the sun has occured in the name of Christ. I've heard the Bible preached front to back a few times. For a few years, I myself served as a youth pastor. I resigned because playing church got old. Churches in the United States are, for the most part, a joke. Now, a lot of "Christians" apparently find nothing better to do than criticize me because I would rather spend time with non-Christians than Bible thumpers. Many Christians just want to argue. I've usually already heard what their arguing about, so I more or less make fun of them. They spend a lot of time talking about what Jesus would do instead of just doing it and not saying anything in the first place. I've become very cynical towards so many Christians. At the same time though, my heart breaks for those, who Christians talk about "reaching out" to, but in the end, they never actually reach out to these that are hurting. Like the ten year old boy at the horse ranch I volunteer at who is a ward of the state. He's really messed up. I've cried a lot for him. Or so many of the people I see come into the tattoo shop. They're broken, empty, and trying to find reason in their lives. I mourn for my wife's friend who divorced her husband because of his continuous homosexual audultery that still goes on without one sense of remorse on his part. Their children are so confused. I wonder if they will become like me? I believe that the first time, Jesus came to the earth as a lamb, who was to be slain for all of us. I also believe that the next time he will return, he will be a lion, of whom many will dread knowing that they denied the lamb. I love Christ, believe it or not. I just am not too fond of most Christians.


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