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Marriott Promises Not to Block Personal Wi-Fi Devices
Marriott International has released a statement promising not to block guests from using their personal Wi-Fi at the company's managed hotels.
"Marriott International listens to its customers, and we will not block guests from using their personal Wi-Fi devices at any of our managed hotels," the company said in the statement. "Marriott remains committed to protecting the security of Wi-Fi access in meeting and conference areas at our hotels. We will continue to look to the FCC to clarify appropriate security measures network operators can take to protect customer data, and will continue to work with the industry and others to find appropriate market solutions that do not involve the blocking of Wi-Fi devices."
RELATED: Marriott Fined $600K for Blocking Personal Wi-Fi Devices
Back in October Marriott had been fined $600,000 by the FCC for jamming the personal Wi-Fi networks of conference attendees at one of its hotels. The jamming forced the travelers to pay as much as $1,000 each to use the hotel's connection.
The fine came as the result of a complaint by a conference attendee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, which is managed by Marriott, to the FCC. The attendee complained that his Wi-Fi hotspot, which connects to the Internet via a cell phone network and then broadcasts a Wi-Fi signal, had been jammed by the hotel.
RELATED: Marriott Asks FCC for Permission to Block Some Outside Wi-Fi
Marriott had argued that the jamming was necessary to protect the integrity of its own Wi-Fi networks. The company, as well as its business partner Ryman Hospitality Properties and the American Hotel and Lodging Association trade group had asked the FCC to clarify when hotels can block hotspots.
The petition asked the FCC to "declare that the operator of a Wi-Fi network does not violate [U.S. law] by using FCC-authorized equipment to monitor and mitigate threats to the security and reliability of its network."

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Springfield, IL…. A bill addressing runaway severance agreements funded with taxpayer money has received an overwhelming stamp of approval from both chambers, passing out of the Senate unanimously on Wednesday. House Bill 303, sponsored by State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena), bans efforts by public entities in Illinois to hide severance agreements from scrutiny by the public.
"Given all that has come to light about the financial mismanagement at the college of DuPage, and other government institutions, public trust has eroded" Rep McDermed said. "Taxpayers have the absolute right to know how their money is being spent, especially when that money accompanies the departure of a government employee."
Allowing taxpayers to obtain severance agreements under the Freedom of Information Act was formerly championed by retired Representative Kosel in response to an egregious severance payment of $700,000 to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford. Her bill died in the Senate. Representative McDermed picked up the torch and the initiative received new life when it came to light that a $763,000 severance agreement was provided to outgoing President Robert Breuder at the embattled College of DuPage.


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Gourmet Fried Ice Cream Has Just Landed In Sydney
If you love your sweet things a little crispy - you're well and truly in luck.
There's no longer a need to head to Chinese restaurants and sit through a whole dinner to get your fried ice-cream fix, because deep fried ice-dream has now landed in Sydney.
Duo Duo Fried Ice Cream is here - and in different locations around Sydney on different days.
Better still, it's not just plain ol' vanilla fried ice cream,, these guys specialise in things like banana bread ice cream with cream cheese icing and walnuts.
Oooh and cookies and cream!
Keep an eye out guys, it's come a long way from Chinese restaurant days - which is hard - that stuff was flippin' delicious!


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While the first charter school-backed trustees took office at the San Diego County Office of Education this week, familiar union-supported officials were elected president and vice president.
Four board members took the oath of office Wednesday , and were sworn in as members of the San Diego County Board of Education:
- Mark Powell, who represents metropolitan San Diego in District 1. He was elected outright in June with support from charter advocates.
- Guadalupe González, who was appointed to the board to represent the southern swath of the county in District 2 in August before being elected in June with help from unions.
- Paulette Donnellon represents District 4's north inland region of the county. She was elected in June with campaign support from charters.
- Rick Shea, who was appointed to the board to represent the north coastal District 5 in July 2015 before being elected with union support in November.
Powell, González, and Shea were administered the oath of office by the Honorable James R. Milliken. Donnellon was sworn in by Escondido Union School District Superintendent Dr. Luis Ibarra.
The board voted unanimously to elect Shea as president. Alicia Muñoz, who represents District 3 in East County, was selected as vice president.
The County Office of Education provides curriculum support and financial oversight for the region's 42 school districts. But the board, with its role reviewing petitions for countywide charters and deciding on appeals from charters rejected by their local districts, has been seen as increasingly important in the effort to expand charters. The board is set to hire a new superintendent, a position that could set a tone when it comes to charters.
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The Ruckus SmartCell range includes two products: a multi-radio access point - the SmartCell 8800 / 8870, and a Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) edge services platform - the SmartCell 200 gateway.
The Ruckus small cell products feature a card slot for a 3G/UMTS card or for an LTE card, with 5GHz backhaul.
By collocating Wi-Fi access points with LTE small cells, Ruckus believe that operators can save on cost and complexity, share site-leasing agreements and Wi-Fi backhaul - both to add capacity and to offload traffic from the 3G/4G network.
SmartCell integrates with existing 3GPP and LTE macro infrastructure and includes authentication through IEEE 802.1x, as well as billing and service provisioning software. SmartCell uses self-organising network (SON) principles to backhaul potentially a large amount of traffic from small cells, even with little to no line-of-site path in the backhaul link.
An SCG-200 cluster can support tens of thousands of Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi APs and millions of concurrent Wi-Fi subscribers, with an aggregate throughput of 1, 10 or 20Gbps per 2U of rack space.
The SCGs carrier-class element management system (EMS) can be integrated into an operators central NMS via standard data exchange interfaces, providing feature-rich management of access points, such as RF management, load balancing, adaptive meshing and backhaul optimization.
Supporting a variety of client authentication methods such as 802.1x EAP-SIM/AKA, MAC address, and WISPr-based captive portal, the SCG-200 enables myriad hotspot and mobile Internet service models such as free, usage-based, ad-based, premium and wholesale services.
It supports multiple offload architecture options, such as the standard 3GPP I-WLAN approach based on IPsec and IKEv2, an innovative approach to PDG/TTG functionality based on 802.1x, GRE, and GTP (v1 and v2) as well as PMIP support. Traffic can be forwarded via:
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Durant dismisses LeBron to Warriors talk
Kevin Durant does not believe LeBron James joining him as a member of the Golden State Warriors is a possibility.
James was powerless to stop his Cleveland Cavaliers being swept by the Warriors in the NBA Finals, Durant again playing a starring role as Golden State eased to a third title in four seasons.
With the option to opt out of his contract at his disposal, James is, for the third time in his career, faced with a huge free agency decision over whether to remain with the Cavs or try to challenge the Warriors with a different team.
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There has even been the suggestion that James will enter discussions with the Warriors but Durant, named Finals MVP for the second successive year, does not see the four-time MVP linking up with Golden State.
Asked about James on his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Durant said: "I just don't think that'll happen. I don't want to go there. Someone who's listening is going to write something. I don't know. I'll stay on my side, for sure."
Durant, who endured serious scrutiny when he joined the Warriors from the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016, later said he thinks "a lot of players might be too afraid to come and play for us".
"The backlash is a lot, I don't know if they're ready for that," he added. "My pitch for every free agent: You might get some backlash, but you might get one of these [the Larry O'Brien Trophy]."
If anyone can handle the backlash as well as Durant, it is James. No matter where he decides to play next season he will face a degree of criticism comparable to that of when he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat in 2010.
However, with four highly paid All-Stars already on the Warriors' roster, they do not appear a credible destination for James. Golden State will likely focus their efforts on completing a new deal for Durant and retooling their bench.


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Can't find a husband? Console yourself with some 'leftover woman' products on Taobao.
Show your support for China with Diaoyu Islands merchandise from Taobao.
The Iron Legend workshop in Huizhou is quietly assembling an army of killer robots, to be deployed nationally to protect strategically significant locations. We take a photo tour.
When the opportunity came up to buy the wife a new phone for Christmas, I hit Taobao in search of the best deal. Here is what I found!
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A while back I proclaimed that all my future purchases were going to be tactical. Being a male just past caring-about-fashion age and not yet outside of the pretending-I'm-a-soldier phase, I have found military-inspired clothing to be just the thing to give me my manly edge.
Taobao moves to out of the strictly online world to open a physical store in Beijing.
Lamborghini is another in the long line of big brands to realize that to exist in the minds of the Chinese consumer, you need to be on Taobao.
iPad 2 MANIA has gripped China, with long nasty lines at the official Apple stores. I am going to skip the lines and pick one up on Taobao.
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I already got myself some MostWanted items! The glamour campus top and the tiger top! I also have a neon pink GEEK shirt! :D But I'm sure I'll get a lot more soon, cause their stuff is so cuuute!
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LIVED Calais
Communicating, improving and giving voice to the lived experiences of displaced young people in and around Calais
As of early 2016, it is estimated that around 4,000 refugees live in Calais, in a makeshift camp called 'the Jungle' (UNHCR, 2016). Calais and its surroundings have been the temporary residence of refugees for more than a decade, but since 2014 numbers in the settlement have rapidly increased. Most of the displaced individuals living in Calais come from Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan and South Sudan (Reinisch, 2015).
Calais is increasingly the subject of many news report in the UK, either because of its difficult living conditions, or because of the changes implemented by the French government, such as bulldozing part of the makeshift camp and setting up more permanent container units (Teff, 2016; UNHCR, 2016). The living conditions in the makeshift camp have been the concern of many international organisations, and a study by the University of Birmingham remarks that refugees 'are living in perilous conditions, which are significantly contributing to their ill-health and injury' (Dhesi, Isakjee and Davies, 2015: 1).
For many, staying in Calais is a result of their wish to settle in the UK, with many having connections or family members already living there. This is the case of many unaccompanied children, who regularly put their lives at risk to join family members in the UK (Teff, 2016).
Since 2015, LIVED has been involved with this context, working towards its core mission of advancement of human rights and education through various initiatives.
First, in the autumn of 2015, LIVED organised a book drive for refugees in Calais, more specifically for the 'Jungle Library', a library run by volunteers. The initiative was created as a result of the library receiving demands from displaced individuals to provide specialized and/or academic books to assist them in furthering their higher education - an education which was interrupted as a consequence of war. For two months, we set up various drop-off points around the University of Edinburgh, and students, staff members and members of the public generously donated their academic books. You can read more about the book drive here.
Then, in June 2016, LIVED will film a documentary on the experiences of young displaced individuals currently staying in Calais. As with Learning to Swim, the documentary will aim at sharing the lived experiences of these young people in a way that is meaningful and challenges simplistic understandings of 'refugees'. This aspect of providing a voice to the young people and offering a creative space where they can share their stories and shape the narratives about Calais is especially important for LIVED, as the UK media play an important role in constructing the identities of refugees in Calais.
In addition to the documentary, the team traveling to Calais will also organise some educational events while they are there, events that will be organised and created based on the needs identified on the ground by the organisations we will partner with, and the refugees themselves.
As our initiative develops in Calais, our team will regularly post updates on the LIVED Blog.
Dhesi, S., Isakjee, A. and Davies, T. (2015). An Environmental Health Assessment of the New Migrant Camp in Calais, pp. 1-32. Accessed at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-les/gees/research/calais-report-oct-2015.pdf
Reinisch, J. (2015). 'Forever Temporary': Migrants in Calais, Then and Now', The Political Quarterly, 86(4) : 515-522
Teff, M. (2016). 'Refugees in Calais: Where "trying" is risking children's lives', UNICEF Blog, 19 April 2016, Accessed at https://blogs.unicef.org.uk/2016/04/19/calais-refugee-trying-childrens-lives/
UNHCR. (2016) 'UNHCR concerned about conditions in Calais and Dunkerque', http://www.unhcr.org/56b4ac916.html, 5 February 2016.


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Read reviews by the Kolkata Food Bloggers on this restaurant:
"The Gourmet Indulgence-A Food and Wine Fiesta, organized by Four Seasons Wine, saw us this time in the magnificent 'The Oberoi Grand Hotel', Calcutta with the ticket-to-ride on another, one of the finest, collaboration of the best of food and the best of wine in the offering.
Along with my blogger friend Sarani Tarfder, who blogs from Cocawind, we had an opportunity to demystify wine and food through an invitation from Ginger Claps at The Oberoi Grand Calcutta. Referred to as the 'Grande Dame of Chowringhee', The Oberoi Grand unequivocally represented the grandeur and the finesse of the finest food and wine dining experience......."
"La Terrasse, one of the fine dining restaurants of The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata, is resonance with the old world colonial charm, just like the rest of the heritage hotel. An invitation from Gingerclaps to try out the 'Four Seasons Wine and Food Pairing' brought the two of us (Amrita & I) from Team Kolkata Food Bloggers here.
The three-course meal was the one recommended to us by Mr Amandeep Singh, their Food & Beverage Manager also stopped by for a quick chat.
# The Two Course Veg Meal was priced @ Rs 1200 and the Non-Veg @ Rs1500. (Served with 2 glasses of Four Seasons wine)
# The Three Course Veg Meal was priced @ Rs 1450 and the Non-Veg @Rs1750. (Served with 2 glasses of Four Seasons wine)....."
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|And you thought advances in technology were supposed to make things easier ...
About that time I talked with Jim Speight, president of Ulisys, a software company that has come and gone, about the same issues. He said they had sold a system to a small library where the librarian who was assigned to computer duty had burst into tears, sobbing that she couldnt handle all this newfangled computer stuff. So Jims partner sat down and apparently wrote a large script file that automated some of the procedures. From then on Ulisys billed itself as offering a turnkey solution. Walk into the computer room. Turn the key. Walk out.
I dont remember the old Geac 8000 system as being exactly turnkey. In fact, I remember a lot of batch files, liberator cards, and programs to compile in languages such as Zopl (acronym for our programming language with a Z in front of it to make it sound cool). There were also numerous tapes to back up, transfers to initiate between databases, and quite an arcane system of buttons to push to get the original Deep Thought to boot up.
Those old systems, then,
were never turnkey. Today, in our more modern age at the dawn of the new
millennium, you can pretty well forget the idea that there ever will be
turnkey systems. Compared to today, our old systems were simple! Today
its not so much a matter of them being more complex, but that there is
a proliferation of them. We once had one set of programs to worry about.
We used to have Circ (Circulation), Marc (Marc Record Management System),
Cat (Online Catalog), and Dog (we split the catalog into two for load-bearing
purposes). Other than a couple of Apple II computers in the business office,
that was it.
Here an NT, There an NT, Everywhere
an NT
Today we run classic Dynix, a great program running on a UNIX platform. Then theres WebPAC. We need an NT server for that. And theres RSS, the Resource Sharing System. We need another NT server for that. Then theres Telecirc. (You guessed it: another NT server.) Payroll takes its own NT server. So does Websense, our filtering system. Theres also WebMail and IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server) to run our Web pages, except that RPA (Remote Patron Authentication) wont work properly with IIS, so we have to run Apache as well.
Done? We havent even gotten started. Novell runs all the office applications and printers. Linux runs the mail server. Solaris runs the NetConnect equivalent. Then theres Cisco: the caching engine, the PIX Firewall, and the Ciscos themselves. If youve never encountered the command language Cisco uses, you have not yet lived a full life. Now even hubs have operating systems all their own.
I didnt mean to slight
the office productivity software, starting with MS Office itself, over
to Access and SQL databases, then everything from Outlook (use that and
go get Symantecs anti-virus) to some cool Quiz program someone grabbed
off the Internet for $100 and expects you to now have memorized. Then we
bought a signage package, which absolutely must run on a different database
called FileMaker, from a fellow who is just so angry that we cant easily
accommodate his Macintosh computer. Instead weve got more operating system
variations than we used to have computers, which themselves have outnumbered
the staff by 2 to 1.
The Solutions Are Elusive
Each one of these operations takes expertise specifically tailored to the issues at hand. Learning how to tweak the robotic voices in Telecirc is far different than learning the intricacies of table relationships in Access. UNIX, if you were really going to learn it instead of just get by, isnt just an operating system; it is a way of life, and it will take you that long to really learn it. Its pretty much the same with any of the major systems you haveCisco, Novell, Web design tools, you name it. The majority of these systems have what trainers call a steep learning curve.
With a small systems staff and a very wide breadth of responsibilities, the typical library system is in for some trouble, particularly where budget strains are a way of life. However, the solution to my mind is a steady and complete dedication to training. This dedication is not just from management staff being asked to fork over dollars for more expensive classes, but also from systems staff who must be chosen based partially on their own dedication to learn more about their own systems.
By any measure, training is expensive. A typical week-long IT (information technology) course can easily cost $2,000. Multiply that by the number of systems staff members you have, and I know many libraries will plead poverty. If you must throw in travel and lodging, it gets even worse. A full set of five certification courses to become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, for example, costs approximately $10,000. A complete Cisco certification costs twice that, though few achieve the guru Internet Engineer certification.
In our state of Washington the state library has seen the need for this sort of training and used LSTA funds to help offset the tremendous cost. Today theres no reason why anyone who wanted to couldnt become certified with the MCSE designation for about $2,000 total. This is just one state, of course, but theres no reason why other states couldnt take the same route.
Theres a big market in this. Take a look at http://globalknowledge.com for an example of this kind of training. There is some criticism of these certification programs, saying that they turn out paper engineers. Leveled at people who take certification courses without any real-world experience, I would have to agree, but I doubt this is a typical circumstance. Its something to think about when youre hiring someone who may be attempting to change careers, but the vast majority of library systems staff have a lot of experience already. The combination of training and experience is, I think, the best of all worlds.
To get certified you have
to take a series of tests from a place called Prometric (see http://www.prometric.com).
The tests are done via computer in a controlled environment and cost about
$100 apiece, so certification tests for the MCSE alone cost about $700.
If you fail an exam, you get to pay them an additional $100 for a re-take.
Our deal with systems staff is, We pay for the course; you pay for the
Weve Reached the Wall
In terms of expertise, we have reached the Wall in several areas. Seen on a graph, a steady, slow rise of a line from left to right suddenly encounters a 90-degree barrier in the middle of the graph. In dBase or Access, for example, you really can design and maintain a pretty nifty database using a couple of files and treating them as flat-file databases. But sooner or later you will be unable to do more or better work without learning how to program in the database language. This means understanding relational tables and subsets and actually writing code that will execute. Its a far different environment than simply sorting columns and adding records to a flat-file system.
Our Wall today is in Web design. I feel weve gone just about as far as we can with both the skill set we have on staff and the tool set we have available to use. We used FrontPage to get moving. The 2000 version is really not all that bad, and it doesnt mess with your HTML code the way older versions did. It was an expedient choice because we had to make a lot of changes as fast as we could. (See for yourself at http://www.krl.org.)
The next step is to develop advanced Web pages using things like active server pages (ASP) and to integrate an SQL database into the Web design. We have to get fancy on forms and be able to handle e-commerce transactions. The only problem is that we dont yet have the skills to embark on this little journey. Its going to take some serious resources and commitments on the part of participating staff to either take it on themselves, or farm it out.
I suspect all of us dealing with these issues have expected that, in the future, computers would become easier to use, and that our systems lives would become easier as computer interfaces began to resemble automobile interfaces: Turn it on, point it in the right direction, and go. Instead, systems design and setup have grown ever more complex as they have segmented from one large, but consistent package into a proliferation of tailor-made solutionsall different, all requiring expert maintenance. In other words, the easy days are behind us.
It all makes me pine over
my dBase programs from long ago. Give me dBase, Lotus version 1A, WordStar,
and DOS. Put me in a corner and leave me alone. I think Im gonna cry.
Michael Schuyler is the
systems librarian for the Kitsap Regional Library System in Bremerton,
Washington. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Recent research has shown that exercising with a more capable partner where one's performance is indispensable to the group (referred to as the Köhler motivation gain effect) leads to greater effort in partnered exergame play.
Based on positive results with young adults, current research is examining whether a Köhler effect can be observed in an exergame by middle-aged adults exercising with a moderately superior software-generated partner– one that is anthropomorphic but clearly artificial and synthetic.
The current research includes middle-aged adults interacting in a custom designed exergame that involves holding a series of five plank exercises for as long as possible. Ss complete the exercise individually, and after a rest, completed the same exercises with either a software-generated partner (SGP), or no partner at all (IC). The partner is presented as being slightly more capable at the plank activity than the Ss based on the Ss initial exercise scores. The experiment includes measures of exercise persistence, perceived exertion, self-efficacy beliefs, enjoyment, and intentions to exercise.
The designs of the characters were based on focus groups with the target audience. The SGP is represented as a three-dimensional animated male or female character generated out of Mixamo Fuse and then customized in Maya. The SGP speaks through the voice of a prerecorded voice actors and moves with human-like motion based on a combination of human motion capture date, keyframe animation, and software generated movements. The Ss initially meet the SGP during either an interactive dialog based on a preconstructed dialog tree or a prescripted, non-interactive dialog to attempt to establish a human-like relationship with the partner. The exergame was inspired by the Playstation 2 Eyetoy: Kinetic, though the Kinetic does not employ a SGP. The exergame was custom built in C# on top of the Unity3D engine. The graphical user interface was built on top of the NGUI architecture.
The CyberPartners game has been exhibited, presented about, and is the subject of scholarly research publications.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
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Invited Presentations:
Conference Presentations:
Brian Winn, Executive Producer
Greg Kozma, Designer
William Jeffery, Producer
Evan Cox, Art
Xavier Durand-Hollis, Programmer
Release Date: October 2014
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Federal Solar Tax Credits
According to Rhone Resch, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association, "With the solar provisions in this Energy Bill, Congress is supporting individual Americans who make a real contribution towards U.S. energy independence. Installing solar energy on your roof is one of the most meaningful steps an individual can take to reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy and help declare energy independence. Now solar comes with a more affordable price tag, and more consumers will take a step towards energy independence by choosing solar power. That means cleaner air, more jobs, and greater energy security for all."


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GlobalTranz Brand Style Guides
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Chatter Around the World is a curated weekly update of articles related to economics, investing, dividends and personal finance. In these weekly updates, I also capture my blog updates and news related to my portfolio holdings.
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Let's dive into the links that caught my attention this week.
Updates from My Portfolio Holdings
- [AAPL] Apple FQ3 EPS of $1.85 beats by $0.04; Revenue of $49.61B (+32.5% Y/Y) beats by $300M; Expects FQ4 revenue of $49B-$51B, below a $51.1B consensus; 47.5M iPhones (slightly below expectations). 10.9M iPads (in-line), 4.8M Macs (near expectations).
- [AMGN] Amgen's Repatha cleared in Europe
- [AMGN] FDA Approves Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) For Combination Use In The Treatment Of Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
- [CNR.TO, CNI] Canadian National Q2 EPS of C$1.15 (beats by C$0.10); Revenue of C$3.13B (+0.3% Y/Y) misses by C$40M
- [QCOM] Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM): FQ3 EPS of $0.99 beats by $0.04; Revenue of $5.83B (-14.4% Y/Y) misses by $20M; Expects FQ4 revenue of $4.7B-$5.7B and EPS of $0.75-$0.95, below a consensus of $6.13B and $1.08.
- [QCOM] Qualcomm Announces Strategic Realignment Plan, laying off 15% workforce
- [T] FCC confirms approval of AT&T-DirecTV deal
- [T] AT&T Q2 EPS of $0.69 beats by $0.06; revenue of $33.01B (+1.3% Y/Y) in-line
- [VTR] Ventas Q2 FFO of $1.18 beats by $0.02; revenue of $891.32M (+18.6% Y/Y) beats by $20.1M; Full-year normalized FFO guidance is boosted to $4.70-$4.76, or 5-6% growth from 2014. Guidance includes pending acquisition of Ardent, but does not take into account the upcoming spinoff of Care Capital. Same-store cash NOI growth of 2.5-3.5% in unchanged.
Interesting Reads
- Benjamin Graham's Defensive Versus Enterprising Investor Performance Over The Dismal Decade of 2000-2009 from Wendl Financial
- How Contributions Affect Your Rate of Return by Canadian Couch Potato
- Market Timing Is Not Appropriate For Retired Investors by Chuck Carnevale via SA
- My 3 Loyal Sons: How A Wacky Idea Inspired My Sons To Invest In Stocks by DivGro via SA — This article spoke a lot to me. It's something that I dream of doing in the future…and was really great to see that FerdiS is getting his sons started on the path of investing. Kudos to FerdiS and his sons!
- Q2 Earnings Season: Revenue Weakness Stands Out from Zacks
- Shouldn't The Joneses Be Keeping Up With Us? by Dividend Mantra
- The Problem With Bond Indexing by A Wealth of Common Sense
- Why An ETF Can't Collapse Part II from ETFDB
- Why Precision and Investing Don't Mix from Time
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- 3 High Quality Dividend Growth Stocks for the Next 20 Years by Sure Dividend
- 5 Attractive Long-Term Dividend Growth Stocks by Dividend Yield
- A Winning Investment Strategy by Dividend Growth Stocks
- Belgian government hitting dividend investors with tax hike by Dividends Are Coming
- Best States to Live in for Dividend Taxes by Dividend Ladder
- Four Attractively Valued Dividend Challengers by My Dividend Growth
- How taxes on dividends differ from Morningstar
- Sector Allocations for Dividend Growth Investors by Dividend Growth Investor
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- [ACE] ACE Limited Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Investor
- [BEI.UN.TO] [REI.UN.TO] BoardWalk Vs Rio Can by The Dividend Guy Blog
- [EMR] Emerson Electric Stock Analysis by Dividend Diplomats
- [CM] CIBC Dividend Stock Analysis by Roadmap2Retire via SA
- [CSX] CSX Corp Dividend Stock Analysis by Roadmap2Retire via SA
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- [HRL] Hormel: 49 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases & Counting by Sure Dividend
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Notes of the meeting of the SLLU Feminist Network on Sunday 2nd May
At this meeting we talked about the involvement of men at our regular Sunday meetings. Coincidentally there were only women here today so it seemed a good time to talk about it. It was something we had talked about at the very beginning of the network over a year ago but had never returned to.
Our feelings about two recent meetings were shared.
At one of these meetings the group had to deal with a man who seemed to be there with a view to being deliberately if not confrontational certainly challenging.
At the second meeting, the men present were totally supportive. However, it was felt by some that the dynamics of this meeting was different.
The differences are subtle and sometimes hard to pin down.
Thinking about it, we noticed the following :-
Chat speed was much faster – this had made it difficult to read and reflect on each person's contribution. It had been difficult to show that people were being heard.
Individual contributions had been much longer.
The effect on some had been to silence them, the effect on others was to feel they had to say more than the normally would.
[13:47] : Well I just have to say this is one of the few places where I don't feel stressed out
[13:47] : I mean I don't feel I have to comment on everything
[13:47:: This is a very nice group like that
[13:47] : In other contexts, you feel you need to pick up on everything.
[13:48] : I usually talk 90% of the time. I always struggle to take less of the space and here I find that struggle easier
[13:48: Interesting.
[13:49: One might have thought, that the effect of women only would be to make it easier for you to talk, not to be silent.
[13:49: I find that pretty interesting.
[13:50] : Well I think there is a lack of triggers
[13:50: Ahh. OK.
[13:50] : Lack of verbal dominance play
[13:50: Right.
[13:50: if you understand what I'm saying
[13:50] : Yes, entirely.
[13:50: Good point ...it may be that men raise the feeling of competitiveness
The above is interesting not just because of the content but in the feel of the dialogue. The space that someone is given to express a view and the evidence that she is being listened to.
We talked about whether the 'physical' presence of a male avi made a difference to the dynamics within the group.
[13:38] : But I think of it mostly as my own prejudice, I react to a male shape differently. So it's kind of my own fault I guess
13:39] I'm very sensitive to the nature of the avi.
[13:40] : maybe we could put up a screen ;)
[13:40] : smile
[13:40: Like in a synagogue?
[13:40: lol
[13:41] : haha
[13:41] : exactly :)
[13:41] : Why don't we just put them in these boxes
[13:41] : and sit on them
[13:41] : I have a few folding screens
[13:41] : Lol
Having said all of this (and taking into account the difficulties of determining gender and wanting especially to be welcoming of transgender people) all of us were reluctant to exclude anyone who shared our aims or who genuinely wanted to engage with us.
"it would hurt my soul to exclude comrades"
"I know you are right ... I hate the idea of excluding"
" but on the one hand, women only space is really important. especially in particular settings and the involvement of men can really change the dynamic and it's not about exclusion, more about maintaining a safe space for women"
These were some of the suggestions generated:-
Always having a facilitator
Putting up a poster with some of the ground rules
Having some meetings which are women only
Meetings in the main SLLU group discussing feminist issues
Passing out copies of our ground rules to newcomers
Excluding 'trolls' or those who are obviously antagonistic
Turning on our typing animation
Sending out copies of these notes to generate thought and discussion
PS Some interesting posts on the subject :-
"I find it odd to realize that most men don't observe something that is obvious to every woman I know: that there is a competitive male dynamic to groups that is completely different from the way female groups act. They don't know, of course, because unless the group is overwhelmingly female, the dynamic of any mixed group always defaults to male, with women fading back into supporting conversational roles. Maybe it's the kind of thing you can only observe by contrast to the extremely anti-competitive nature of female groups.
The easiest way to put it (and this is hardly original) is that men in groups are focused on their role within the group. Women in groups are focused on the group. Men gain status by standing out from the group; women gain status by submerging themselves into it — by strengthening the group, often at the expense of themselves."
"Research shows that in western culture there are gender differences where men and women tend to use different paradigms for communication. Women tend to communicate with a goal of establishing connection and men tend to communicate with a goal of establishing status."
Our Ground Rules
The SL Left Unity Feminist Network is made up of members from around the world with varying viewpoints on lefty issues and various perspectives on feminism. There will be times when we disagree, perhaps passionately so, on topics discussed. This is fine, of course, and to be expected, but we need guidelines to help us ensure - as far as possible - that debate and discussion is kept respectful and that people feel safe to air their views.
No aggression - under any circumstances. We can disagree but we'll endeavour to do so respectfully and constructively. Personal attacks have no place in this group.
Confidentiality - Group members may share their personal experiences and/or opinions. Those experiences and contributions to group discussions should never be shared outwith the group. However, since it is difficult to monitor and enforce all of these guidelines in SL, I would ask all group members to think about what they are sharing and consider that everyone may not respect the rules of the group. It has been known for people to post chatlogs and IM's on blogs or to share them inappropriately with other people.
Non discriminatory - The network, like the general SLLU group, opposes discrimination in any form on the basis of race, religion, language, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age or ability.
Non judgemental - a tough call sometimes, but important in fostering an atmosphere where we can challenge and disagree without judging or silencing those who have differing or opposing views
Be mindful of your own and others contribution to the group. We should aim to include the views of others, to make sure everyone has space to contribute and to encourage everyone to share. It is destructive for any group to be dominated by one or a few participants. Sometimes people may just want to listen or be quiet and there must be space for this too.
Be mindful that people will have had lots of different experiences which may have impacted them in some way or arouse strong emotions for them. Think before you make statements.
Be mindful that even if you have shared similar experiences to a group member, that they may have chosen - or had to - deal with that experience differently from you. It sometimes helps if we are clear that we are speaking from our own experiences rather than generalising.
We all have responsibility to follow the ground rules and challenge within the group when they are not being followed.
We don't need to agree! Let's listen to each other, debate, challenge (ourselves and others), discuss, explore, learn and develop.
If ground rules are not followed, we decide as a group how to deal with each individual situation. No one group member should have a monopoly on this, or any other decision, for the network.


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KISS visits Mount Sinai in support of high-risk births
Legendary KISS rock stars Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley visited Mount Sinai Hospital's David & Stacey Cynamon Mother and Baby Unit in support of Rock and Stroll™, the hospital's inaugural fundraising walk taking place September 28. The new signature fundraising event will support the critically-important care of high-risk births, an area of care Mount Sinai leads in internationally. During their visit, Simmons and Stanley charmed parents and newborn babies and talked about their enthusiasm for the campaign and the need to provide the very best care for mothers and their infants.
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The two rock stars have already lent their support to Rock and Stroll™ by donating the use of their image in a series of posters across the city showing babies made up to look like rock stars. Click here to see copies of the posters.
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Crossing the student debt point of no return – for-profit colleges have default rates now rivaling subprime mortgage debt. $1 trillion in student loan debt on the horizon while college graduate wages fall for the decade.
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The student loan market is back in the news as it makes its unrelenting march to the $1 trillion mark. This crippling figure comes in the face of a decade of lost wages for middle class Americans. Just like the housing bubble people were supplementing a disappearing middle class with more debt. The allure of housing was that never in our history have we seen national home prices fall, until they did in dramatic fashion. The same cultural nostalgia for education in every respect has created a zombie higher education system that is now expanding like the mortgage markets at the height of the housing bubble. Why? For-profit schools have largely lured in countless Americans into a system that has provided very little economic gains for students while enriching these Wall Street listed companies. It should come as no surprise that the highest default rates stem from the for-profit system and most of these loans are federal loans. In 2010 there were $100 billion in student loan originations, the highest ever in the midst of the deepest recession since the Great Depression.
Student loan debt only segment of household debt expanding
The Federal Reserve tracks federally backed student loan debt and the figures are astounding. The only sector of household debt that has expanded in manic fashion during this recession is with student loans:
Every sector has taken a hit including:
-Home equity revolving debt
-Automobile loans
-Credit card debt
-Other debt
Yet there goes student loan debt saddling countless students with back breaking debt. Make no mistake, much of the for-profits are growing simply because of the government:
"(USA Today) For profit-schools. The highest default rates are at for-profit schools that tend to serve lower-income students and offer courses online. The University of Phoenix, the nation's largest, got 88% of its revenue from federal programs last year, most of it from student loans."
This is absolutely nonsense and shows how the coupling of Wall Street and the government have simply turned education into another commodity to water down and gamble on. Like the multiple card game tables in Las Vegas higher education is the hottest game in town. The increase in tuition has surpassed virtually every other category in our economy:
Source: Moody's
How is this even possible when incomes are falling? Similar to the housing market, people are going into debt. Of course education has value and is important. Yet there is a big difference graduating with $10,000 in student loan debt with an engineering degree from a state school versus coming out with $50,000 in debt from a for-profit studying some non-marketable skill. The for-profits lobby our government which is beholden to big money interest and this shell game continues. The default rates for these institutions now rival that of subprime debt:
Source: RortyBomb
"(Department of Education) The U.S. Department of Education today released the official FY 2009 national student loan cohort default rate, which has risen to 8.8 percent, up from 7.0 percent in FY 2008. The cohort default rates increased for all sectors: from 6.0 percent to 7.2 percent for public institutions, from 4.0 percent to 4.6 percent for private institutions, and from 11.6 percent to 15 percent at for-profit schools."
While the stock market has gone absolutely nowhere spinning its wheels in the economic mud for over a decade these for-profit schools have done extremely well:
Yet it isn't only the for-profits that are benefitting from this massive bubble. You have many private institutions saddling students with large amounts of debt and sending them off into a market with fewer job opportunities. Some argue and point to the lower unemployment of college graduates. Okay, but you need to remember we are looking at people that graduated before this entire bubble in higher education started (and also landed jobs in better times). The bubble really went nuts starting in 2000. Yet if we look at the earnings potential during the bubble years we see a very troubling picture:
Source: BusinessWeek
Since 2000, in real terms college costs are now up by 23%
Since 2000, in real terms real pay for college graduates is down by 11%
Does it make sense to pay more for something that isn't seeing a growing rate of return? Part of this is the mixing of paper-mill graduates with students overall. We have heard countless stories of people going to for-profits only to land minimum wage jobs once they graduate. Just like the subprime debacle, many of these people will remain silent and the market will pretend nothing is wrong. That is until the default rates start soaring like they are today and then it is game over.
Some even question the $1 trillion figure that will be passed this year but this sounds about right given the Richmond Fed wrote about this last year:
Source: Richmond Fed
After you combine all the federal loans, private bank loans, and private institution loans you can see how this is getting out of hand. $100 billion in student loan debt was taken on in 2010. How much has been pumped out in 2011? Did we not learn anything from the housing bubble? Maybe we did but the banks and the government is more than happy to fleece the public until something is radically changed.
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JS81 said:
Went to a big public school, was forced to stay for an an extra 3 semesters to accommodate the 101 courses the universities require these days in order to keep students on the rolls that much longer, graduated with $50K in debt and turned loose on a job market that's practically non-existent. 🙁October 20th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
expatriot said:
A trillion's just the starting point. Colleges will keep charging more because they can. Would be students whether in the ghetto or suburbs will see a bleak future in a depressed economy, be told they can get school for free with extra money on the side and they'll jump at it. I know kids who have bought cars with student loan money. Think about it, a trillion is a shit load of money so the students must be getting more than were being told. A lot of people make a career out of getting student loans. A lot of them survive on it. The real dumb ones go to law school. It's a scam and the scum bags are the colleges and loan departments not to mention the u.s. government which encourages this shit. At the end of the day the student is f*ed until he dies or pays off the loan. It will haunt him the rest of his life. It's jacked up when a girl goes to college to become somebody and the somebody she ends up becoming is a call girl just to pay off her debt. What a great f*ing country we live in!October 20th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
julie said:
This is truly disturbing. The diploma mills should be forced to carry warnings like cigarette packages, i.e., DEGREE BASICALLY WORTHLESS-MAY CAUSE LIFELONG DEBT THAT CANNOT BE DISCHARGED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT FOR MAJOR DISABILITY.
I wonder if, when the massive loan defaulting begins, the government will be forced to change bankruptcy laws?October 21st, 2011 at 10:51 am
compass rose said:
I have long thought that basic financial literacy should be part of the SAT.October 21st, 2011 at 11:46 am
Draken Korin said:
As a former finance professional, I tell you YES, the system is predatory, rigged against the middle and working classes, and the time is now to collapse it.
Wide-scale DEBTORS' REVOLT — DEFAULT-EN-MASSE is the answer, or at least part of it.
The fact remains that the black hole of debt will destroy the working and middle classes. These "contracts" are not inviolable things; they were made during a *different era*, a *different economy*, and the ability to pay them back has evaporated. Therefore, cancel student and other types of predatory debt, or the revolt en-masse will occur, and soon.
The momentum grows. Join us. Walk away from your debt instruments and help speed up the desirable collapse of the predatory banking system. Rebuild from there, under fair rules – responsible capitalism that recognizes the need for a economically strong workforce and middle class.
DEBTORS' REVOLT – DEFAULT EN MASSE. The critical mass is closer than you think.October 21st, 2011 at 6:10 pm
peter said:
This is just another example of the greed with our Wall Street Bankers. When you blame the various bubbles that have been created you must understand non of this coud have taken place without our Govt. assisting the gangsters. Our system has developed faults that has lead us to where we are now. Corruption exist in every enterprize.
We have been let down by our Govt. to protect us against the creation of these bubbles. The money monsters will never stop accumulation more at the expense of others.October 22nd, 2011 at 5:09 am
Amy said:
Could you please update the Earnings vs Cost graph with 2011 numbers? I'm curious how it's looked since 2008. Thanks.November 4th, 2011 at 7:50 am


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Obituaries, June - Dec. 2000
Obituaries, June - Dec. 2000
[Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.]
Ernest Blessing, age 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 13, 2000 in Salt Lake City of natural causes. Ernest was born on april 9, 1903, in Schnectady, New York to William D. and Ella Williamson Blessing. He earned his bachelor's degree in mining engineering at the New Mexico School of Mines in 1927. He also earned a master's degree in metallurgy from the University of Utah in 1937. He had a 64-year career as a mining engineer and surveyor, working in Coya, Chile, Japan, New York, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah, for various firms and state and federal governments. Ernest retired as a regional mining supervisor for the U. S. Geological Survey after 35 years of service.
Ernest is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rhea, of Salt Lake City. Other survivors are his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Paul Riemann, of Bountiful, Utah; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Dr. Howard Byerly, age 70, passed away on Sept. 12, 2000. He was born on Jan. 17, 1930, in Chicago. Howard's longtime ambition was to teach math and science. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Oregon at Eugene, and also took many classes at New Mexico Tech (in 1978 and 1979) and at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington state. He taught at Belen High School and at schools in Oregon. In 1983, he earned a Ph.D. in secondary education at Pacific Western University. Some of his graduate work was done at New Mexico Tech under the late Dr. Cliff Keizer, professor of chemistry. Byerley then worked as an analyst for 11 years at Boeing, retiring in 1995. He was a longtime resident of Tukwila, Wash.
Kyle Dillard, Jr., 79, of Belen, N.M, died on March 8, 2000.
He was born to Kyle Dillard, Sr. and Irene McKinney Dillard in Breckenridge, Texas, in 1920. He was a member of the Golf Road Church of Christ in Belen. He was a longtime machine shop foreman for New Mexico Tech and retired in 1983. During this time, he was involved in many government projects, including the building of the first Sidewinder Missile for the U.S. government. Dillard served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Dorothy (Dot); his daughters, Jan House and Denese Auge; his son, Kyle III; grandchildren, Jeff House, Steven House, Carrie Auge, David Auge and Melissa Auge, all of Belen, and Bradley Dillard of San Diego, Calif; his nephew, Curtis DuPresit of Houston, Texas; and many special friends.
A memorial service was held on March 10. Donations may be made in his memory to the "Children's Playground Fund" in care of Golf Road Church, 14 Golf Road, Belen, NM 87002.
Dr. Robert Hjelming, age 61, died of natural causes while scuba diving on July 29, 2000. Bob, a well-known astrophysicist with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, had served as an adjunct physics professor at New Mexico Tech since 1977 and was advisor to Tech's Newman Association, an organization for Catholic college students, from 1986 to 1995. He advised many graduate students and taught a number of courses in radio astronomy at Tech.
Bob was born on Dec. 21, 1938, in Gary, Ind., and graduated from high school in Caldwell, Idaho. He received his bachelors', masters', and doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago.
Bob began working for NRAO in 1968 in Charlottesville, Va., following three years as a professor at Case Western Reserve University. During his stint in Virginia, Bob worked with the Green Bank Interferometer, a prototype of the Very Large Array (VLA). Bob's pioneering work on radio emissions from X-ray objects led to his being considered a world expert on binary star systems in which one star is a black hole or neutron star. He was also a pioneer in making the VLA usable to a wide range of astronomers from many subfields, rather than an instrument used by a few specialists.
Bob and his wife Carol have lived in Socorro since 1976. Carol is a Tech alumna, having earned her bachelor of general studies in 1980 and a bachelor of science in chemistry in 1982. She was an employee of the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, until her retirement in April 1999.
Bob was an active member of the Catholic Church in Socorro. In addition to Carol, Bob is survived by five children: Michael of Shelby, N.C.; Marya Sena of Albuquerque, N.M.; Thomas of Wheaton, Ill., Peter of Lancaster, Ca., and Theresa of Portland, Ore. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Eric, Andrew, Kelsey, and Nicholas.
Richard Kimball Lyon, age 63, passed away on Oct. 11, 1999, after a courageous seven-month battle with lymphoma. Born in Ross, Calif., Lyon earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics at New Mexico Tech in 1957. He was the owner/ principal of The Lyon Group in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He spent more than 30 years as a market and financial feasibility consultant on leisure-oriented real estate projects worldwide. He served clients such as the Walt Disney Co., LEGO, MCA, NBC, Warner/ Six Flags, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and San Diego Zoo, and the Smithsonian.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa; two sons, Lars, and Conrad; his mother, Iris; and two sisters, Mary and Julie.
Paul Newman (70, BS, geology) passed away on June 9, 2000, at his home in Menlo Park, CA. Paul lost his life to pancreatic cancer after a several-month fight that included state-of-the-art treatment at Stanford University, where he was currently employed. He was a Vietnam vet, having served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Oriskany during the same time that Sen. John McCain was aboard. Paul loved life to the fullest and had many friends, several from his days at New Mexico Tech. He will be missed by all who knew him.
LeRoy J. Olson, Jr., age 26, of Ferry Boat Lane, New Braunfels, Texas, and former Raton resident, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2000, at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. He was working in Austin at the time of his death.
Leroy J. Olson, Jr. was born Tuesday, May 28, 1974, to LeRoy Olson and Mary Wilkinson Olson in Raton, where he graduated from Raton High School. He was a 1997 graduate of New Mexico Tech, with a bachelor of science degree in geology. LeRoy was a sensitive soul who loved to learn, and his hobby was taking pictures. He won many awards with his pictures. After participating in national competitions, he won a trip to Chicago. In high school, he was active in 4-H and had many projects sent to the state fair where they won awards.
LeRoy was honored by being selected for Who's Who in American High Schools for three years. Being trilingual and a world traveler, LeRoy loved to learn about the cultures of different peoples. LeRoy taught English in Korea, and when he returned to the United States, he continued to learn about the Korean people as well as other Asian cultures. LeRoy's future was to include beginning work on a masters' degree from New Mexico State University in geological engineering and including foreign languages
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Edwin and Opal Olson of Farley, NM, and his maternal grandparents, Lawrence and Martha Wilkinson of Carlsbad.
Survivors include his parents, LeRoy and Mary Olson of New Braunfels, Texas, one brother, Lawrence Olson of New Braunfels, one sister, Caroline Olson of Albuquerque, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 525 San Pedro NE, Suite 101, Albuquerque, NM, 87108.


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For the budget traveller, many individuals leave New Zealand off their lists due to the relatively expensive goods and lodging to be found on the island. One thing many don't realize, however, is that New Zealand features a large number of free activities to enjoy, especially on the South Island. The next time you're considering getting a campervan hire and setting off on a journey, keep the South Island in mind.
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Rob and I had a fantastic visit to the Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu. All arrangements were very smooth – hotels were great and the guides (Caro and Pascual) were excellent. I can see how a trip like this could be challenging logistically and ours really worked. Beautiful places, fascinating history and culture and very good food. We have great memories.
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I absolutely love Christmas - and I love decorating for Christmas! Although I have around 13 boxes of Christmas decorations to get down out of the attic (that doesn't count the tree), it's not a chore at all to me.
This is my favorite room in the house, but let's start from the beginning of the tour.....
By the way, I'm linking up with Kelly and Nester at their annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Be sure to check them out and see all of the gorgeous holiday homes. You may get inspired to join in on the fun!
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My brother/sister-in-law made us this cute Rudolph a couple of years ago.
When you enter the front of the house, this is the view from the foyer.
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a close-up of the tree
Here's a view of one side of the room with the overhead lights off
Lucy's area in the LR...she has more than one bed...
and look at the toys in her basket! Needless to say, she's spoiled!
Let's back up just a sec. This is my favorite nativity in the foyer
Ok. Let's go on in the kitchen and get some coffee going. While we wait, I'll show you a little of the Christmas decorations in there.....
breakfast area
My pie safe is full of Christmas items
I adore gingerbread men and have them everywhere in the kitchen at Christmas
top of the refrigerator....
I also love chickens and have them throughout my kitchen
I've have alot of nutcrackers too. Most of them are elsewhere in the house.
We'll see them in a minute.
I found these cute snowmen pictures in DG long ago
Here's a look into the dining room from the foyer
a few more nutcrackers on the dining room wall
these fellows are on top of the china cabinet
My porcelain nativity
another view into the room
You can see the breakfast area in the distance.
I like that the two areas are close together - it makes for easy entertaining.
a little bit of Christmas in the wash room
more nutcrackers in the hall
Now let's go on down the hall and peek in the hall bath.....
When the boys were smaller, I put small trees in their rooms. Now that they are older, they don't really get into that, so there's nothing to see in there.
Here's a peek into the master bedroom. Not alot, but there's a little
"touch" of Christmas in there too...
a pretty angel sits on my desk....
a couple of Santas on a dresser...
Here's the master bath...a small tree sits on the vanity
my garden tub area
I keep it simple out here too - just a red throw in the rocker and some decorative
Christmas items on the tables
a close up of the items on the table
my back door wreath
Thanks for coming by for a visit. I hope you enjoyed the tour of my home.
Now be sure to go visit Kelly and Nester to see the others....
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Humberside Police and Crime Panel (PCP) will discuss the future of Humberside Police at its next meeting on Monday December 21 with Justine Curran, Chief Constable of Humberside Police and Matthew Grove, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
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Rebecca Davis
Area of Focus: Art, Bosnia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, dance, Guinea, peacebuilding, Rwanda
Location: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Rebecca Davis is the founder and Artistic Director of the not-for-profit organization The Rebecca Davis Dance Company (RDDC) in Philadelphia. The Company presents original, narrative ballets based on history, literature and social issues. Their repertoire includes "Darfur" and "Greed: The Tale of Enron".
After creating the 2008 production entitled DARFUR, Rebecca began traveling to post-genocide countries to examine the effects of ethnic conflict and the steps towards reconciliation. During her travels, she discovered a parallel: street children had a deep love of dance. Returning to RDDC in Philadelphia, she decided to begin projects abroad that would give street children a safe haven through dance classes.
As Rebecca's knowledge and experience grew in the field of international development, she realized that RDDC could be positioned to help children in post-conflict areas if the dance lessons were combined with an educational model to develop street children's basic skills. In 2010, the RDDC Board of Directors decided to re-orient the company to solely focus on developing these programs abroad.
Presently, RDDC has local staff in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Guinea and Rwanda. These teams work with RDDC/USA to operate the children's programs and host international dance instructors and educational specialists to provide the ongoing services to the local population.
Rebecca holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship from Temple University and completed a Fulbright scholarship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, for ballet and choreography studies. She is currently pursuing her Masters of International Relations with a concentration in Peacekeeping through American Public University System. Rebecca used her CWF experience to expand her knowledge of opportunities in which she can use dance as a tool of awareness and prevention in the global anti-genocide movement.


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