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Visit our Public Awareness site
for pipeline safety information.
In case of a pipeline emergency, contact:
Cochin Canada System:
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Emergency Management
The most critical and responsible emergency management strategy is to prevent a spill from occurring at all. However, in the case of a spill, Kinder Morgan Cochin ULC is prepared to respond quickly with detailed emergency procedures and trained professionals.
Kinder Morgan Cochin ULC Emergency Management Program (EMP) is a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and processes designed to support our commitment to the safety and security of the public, workers, company property and the environment. The EMP is an all-hazards emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness and response designed to provide a continuous cycle of improvement as mandated by the National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulations.
There are four phases of Emergency Management:
The goals and objectives of the EMP are to:
- Build and enhance relationships with external organizations that may be called upon to respond to an emergency;
- Employ an integrated all-hazards risk based approach for mitigation, response and recovery during an emergency;
- Enhance preparedness capabilities through training and exercises;
- Ensure program documentation, equipment and prevention activities reflect current operations;
- Review emergency response activities after an event or exercise to ensure opportunities for continual improvement are maximized; and
- Respond to emergency condition reports in a timely manner.
Emergency response plans are constantly being updated to keep them current. The plans are location specific, identify locations of emergency response materials and equipment and are regularly practiced through field deployment exercises.
Kinder Morgan Cochin ULC is prepared not only for oil releases, but a variety of other emergencies as well, such as fire, security breaches and natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, lightning strikes and avalanches.


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'Feel', above all, comes from our hearts, our breaths, our softness and our tension, we should 'feel' with every atom of our body.
'Direction' comes from our body language.
Our hands… well, they should just be the very fine tuning in the equine/human duet. But, sadly, we have learnt to completely 'control' our horses with our hands.
No matter how 'good' we think our hands are, most of us have no idea of what we are actually saying to our horses, or what our horses are saying to us! In fact most of us actually 'block' our feeling and connection by overriding (with our hands) our horses natural responses to what the heck our bodies are doing up there!
To explore this thought, nine brave and lovely ladies from Stratford Riding Club, on their very special horses, practiced riding today, without their reins!
The idea was not to 'direct' so much as to experiment with voice and body language, and 'feel' the response. The ladies rode with absolutely no rein contact, holding the buckle end, but they did have the use of a neck strap if needed, with the aim of making that aid lighter and eventually not needing it at all.
By starting with the riders desire to go from walk to halt, we realized how much we use our hands for this simple request… the horses kept walking round quite happily ignoring their frustrated riders, as the temptation was to keep asking for halt in the same way!
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got" Henry Ford
So the ladies tried different body language, changing their balance and alignment (I will blog on alignment soon, but also see mary-wanless.com), becoming more aware of, and changing, their breathing. Some of the ladies practiced 'heart breathing' (see HeartMath.com) tapping into their intuitive self, and by creating a feeling of mindfulness, and being 'in the now', they felt even more 'connected' with their newly responsive equines.
This is truly about finding a better way to communicate with our horses, but to do it we have to create a whole new language (Robinson Crusoe meets Man Friday), listen to what the horses say, allow them to respond to what we say, reward those responses, and endeavor to understanding them.
Once we had an understanding about walk to halt, we went on to see how we could interact with our horses for them to understand that we would like to change direction, turn and circle. The ladies took their focus to where they wanted to go, by doing this they subtly changed their body language, and the horses subtly changed their direction!
By the end of the sessions, all the combinations were easily going between walk and halt, most were going happily from trot through to walk and halt, and 6 of the 9 cantered round in both directions, without reins in the canter or the transition to the trot. Without exception all the horses looked more relaxed, forward going… and happy :O)
I do this 'work' with my gorgeous young horse Remi, but this is the first time that I have asked a group of riders to ride without their reins, and the results were even better than I expected. All the ladies picked up the challenge and ran with it… I am SO pleased.
This is my first blog… I am a blog virgin! So I am not entirely sure how this all works, but I hope that the riders will have somewhere to share their feelings about their experience today.
Photo: My dear friend Loulou riding Gucci bridleless.

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Today's prompt:
How do you decide what you'll listen to? Do you mostly listen, or split time between listening and reading? Particularly if you split time, how do you decide what you'll consume in audio and what in print?
Over the past few years, my reading has been about 1/3 audio. Now that I have less time for print (and almost all of my ebook time is for work), the percentage of my books that are consumed in audio has gone up to about 40%.
Given the right narrator, I'm willing to try just about anything in audio, although super-complex stuff is often better in print. I will often choose audio for nonfiction, unless it is something I need to pay particularly lose attention to or take notes on. I also tend to try to go with audio for things that are already out; almost all my of my print reading (other than things for BOOK CLUB) are pre-release, since I need to consider books for upcoming Bloggers Recommend newsletters.
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Sunday Video Messages
These video messages are linked with www.ccf.org.ph. We view these messages every Sunday at CCF Valencia.
To your right, you will find the title of the message. If you have missed a certain message and you want to view it, please click the title of the message on the right.
Some of the older videos are even available for downloading should you want to keep a copy.
Please let us know here if any of the links don't work. Thank you.
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New York night-mare: Cooked horse head found in city park
The woman was taking a walk at 11am when she found a discarded Corona beer box containing the grisly contents that were likely part of someone's meal, a police source told the New York Post.
We know Europeans have a taste for "horse-burgers," but has the fad finally reached the US?
READ MORE: Dark horse: Russia considering European beef ban over meat scandal
Probably not, according to police, who say the horse was likely an unlucky guest at Dominican Republic's Independence Day celebrations on Sunday and used as part of a meal. Goat and sheep body parts were also discovered in nearby Inwood Hill Park.
READ MORE: Horses yes, pedicabs no in heart of NYC's Central Park
Were all the butchers in New York closed on Sunday? Surely there was a better way to get meat than this. Or was this a Godfather-style warning message from the New York pedicab drivers?
Or was someone watching Se7en at the same time as the Godfather? Please, people, stop multitasking!
We've heard of the headless horseman but is there a full-headed rider going around on a headless horse now? We can't take this craziness.
Horse meat looked to be making its way to McDonald's in Kazakhstan last week, but the rumor was dismissed as a misquote from a representative.
READ MORE: First McDonald's in Kazakhstan will not offer horse meat burger


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Geneva, 7 February 2002. The first meeting of a new European network for research in cancer therapy will be held at CERN1, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, on 12 and 13 February 2002. ENLIGHT2 – the European Network for Research in Light Ion Therapy – aims to coordinate the development of a variety of projects at European facilities for "light ion therapy" – a form of radiation therapy that uses beams of the nuclei of lightweight atoms.
"CERN can play an important supporting role in this activity", says Hans Hoffmann, Director for Technology Transfer and Scientific Computing. "The work of our laboratory is based on a vast expertise in the physics and engineering that underlies the accelerators and detectors essential for this type of therapy."
Radiation therapy aims to deliver the largest possible destructive dose to a tumour while minimising the damage to surrounding healthy tissue. However, conventional therapy with X-rays and gamma rays is not very effective for deep-seated tumours, where it is difficult to concentrate the dose on the target area. It is in these cases that therapy with light ions and protons – hydrogen ions – has particular advantages. This is mainly because beams of protons or light ions do not diffuse so much as they travel through the body, but simply slow down and eventually deposit most of their energy where they stop.
In this first meeting for ENLIGHT, experts from around the world will gather at CERN to discuss the physics and engineering of the particle accelerators and beam systems needed to provide the light ions. The meeting will bring together clinicians, oncologists, physicists and engineers from many countries, including Germany where in the past four years the GSI (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH) in Darmstadt has treated about 100 patients with a new carbon-ion beam, and Japan, where the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator Centre (HIMAC) in Chiba has been operational for six years.
ENLIGHT will bring together experts from the various existing or proposed facilities so as to increase the clinically effectiveness and reliability of light ion therapy methods, while keeping down the cost.
European research in light ion therapy technology has grown over the past 10 years at several centres, including CERN. The Proton Ion Medical Machine Study (PIMMS) for an accelerator specifically for proton therapy was carried out at CERN in collaboration with the GSI, Med-Austron in Vienna, Onkologie 2000 in Prague, and the TERA foundation based in Italy.1. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has its headquarters in Geneva. At present, its Member States are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Israel, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, Turkey, the European Commission and Unesco have observer status.
2. ENLIGHT's members are: ESTRO (European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology); EORTC (European Organization for Research in Treatment of Cancer); ÉTOILE (Éspace de Traitement Oncologique par Ions Légers Européen), Lyon; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; GHIP (German Heavy Ion Physics), Heidelberg; Macarena, Spain; Med-Austron, Vienna; TERA (Fondazione per Adroterapia Oncologica), Italy; CERN.


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The Department of Education in Connecticut is now required to offer a course dedicated to financial literacy in the state's high schools and colleges. While there was a bill approved by the House of Representatives, there was no mandate put in place. This means that educational institutions will be required to offer the class, but students are not necessarily required to take it.
Connecticut high schoolers are currently required to take credits in career and life skills. As of the class of 2020, courses in financial literacy will begin to count within the career and life skills area. Present law instructs schools to teach personal finance, as far as proper usage of credit and debit cards. However, the new regulations will require the inclusion of the background of the labor movement and free-market capitalism to be counted too.
The financial literacy curriculum will be developed with the help of the state's Department of Education, the board of regents of higher education, and the board of trustees for the University of Connecticut. Topics will include personal finance, the banking system, savings, and investments. Votes from the House of Representatives were in favor at a difference of 144 to 2. Rep. Bill Simanski points out the value in the type of curriculum. He shared that financial literacy is a key to success especially for young adults. He wishes that something like this existed when his children were in college and high school.
To learn more about this curriculum bill passed for Connecticut, visit the Courant online here.


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Welcome back for day 3 of the CDStamps sneak peeks. This is a set called Pet Sympathy that has been designed to let someone know that you are thinking of them while they grieve for the loss of their pet. It's perfect for any species of animal and is mostly made up of thoughtful sentiments. To see the set in it's entirety, please pop on by the Clearly iStamp blog :)
Don't forget to pop by the rest of the DT blogs to see all the goodies that they are showcasing today and then come on back a little later to see a couple of really "monstrous" cards :)
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Candy Fosta
Sarah Taylor
Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Pet Sympathy
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Chocolate, Basic Grey DP, K&Co DP, 7 Gypsies DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Chocolate, Caramel, Coral, Navy, Baja Blue
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Charm, Jump Ring, Circle Punches, Linen Thread,Tombow Markers and Aqua Painter


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Here is our Catering Menu. We cater to home, private & corporate events. Please note that if there are specific types of dishes or ingredients you have in mind for your event, we can work with you to accomplish….Enjoy!
Puff pastry meat pies Curry chicken sliders
Jerk chicken sliders Puff pastry vegetable pies
Bruschetta Crab Cakes
Jerk Chicken Wings Codfish Salad
Curries (Trinidad style):
Aloo Bodi (vegetable curry – green beans, potato and chicken peas
Melongene (eggplant, onion and crushed tomatoes)
Vegetable Pelau (rice, pigeon peas, squash and bell peppers baked)
Chicken Pelau (saw as above but chicken added)
Jasmine scented white rice
3 Cheese Mac & Cheese Linguine in olive oil and basil
Any style pasta served with a homemade marinara Vegetable Lasagna
Peas and Sides:
Stewed lentils Stewed Pigeon peas
Fried plantains (when available) Sautéed kale with bacon
Trinidad style potato salad
Chicken noodle Lentil
Squash (cream base) Bisque
Trinidad rum cake (please note this requires a 2 week notice)
We can do many other dishes at your request….Seafood, roasts, poultry & holiday dishes. Please feel free to inquire about additional options or needs.
Here are some descriptions of our specific offerings –
Chicken Pelau
Marinated chicken sautéed and blended with pigeon peas, squash, red bell pepper and rice…baked to perfection.
Stewed Chicken
Marinated chicken seared and browned until tender in a brown gravy with baby carrots (served with jasmine scented rice).
Curry Chicken
Succulent pieces of dark meat marinated and slowly cooked in a curry sauce and served with jasmine scented rice or pelau.
Cod Fish Balls
A smooth blend of Alaskan Pollock, mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables deep fried and served with an aioli or chipotle mayo.
Cod Fish Salad
A cool salad combining Alaskan Pollock, fresh sweet onions, vine ripe tomatoes, EV olive oil and seasoned to taste with a little spice served with baguette slices.
Eggplant sautéed in a homemade marinara sauce, onion & garlic and served over a bed of linguine.
Bodi Aloo
Fresh green beans, yukon gold potatoes & chick peas in a slightly spicy curry blend served over jasmine scented rice.
Trinidad Black Cake
It's not Christmas, but this moist rum cake will make you feel warm and festive.
Sweet & refreshing made from the dried hibiscus flower with the flavors of cinnamon & clove.
Cool bitter sweet…made from the bark of the mauby tree and flavored with star anise….it's a summer drink.


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Some headphone and earbud manufacturers are capable of producing great sounding models, while other manufacturers excel in terms of style and presentation. iLuv is one of those companies who is known for being able to do both at the same time. Their new model will please all design cautious bass heads.
iLuv iEP322SIL City Lights deserve a special attention for their excellent design. You can choose from 11 colors and their combinations (black, blue, orange, pink, red, silver, metallic blue, metallic black, metallic pink, metallic red, metallic silver).
The metallic color variations look especially great as the somewhat matte finish and slightly different shape add to the premium look and feel of these cheap earbuds.
Build quality
Ultra-compact, lightweight design is what these earbuds are all about. If you like using your earbuds for work or any longer periods of continuous listening, you will instantly fall in love with iLuv iEP322SIL City Lights Earphones. Why? Because you will hardly notice you have them in your ears. You are going to hear only your music and at times catch yourself wondering where it is coming from.
The adjustable slider helps to offer a maximum possible comfort and gold-plated 3.5mm L-shaped plug proved to be durable enough to withstand even our careless handling. When it comes to build quality, iLuv managed to do everything right.
Many cheaper earbuds are either high-quality when it comes to their build or they sound great. Only rarely do they manage to achieve both at the same time. iLuv iEP322GRN City Lights earbuds do. We were very surprised with their sound and clarity of presentation.
The bass extends incredibly deep and is simply wonderful for watching movies and listening to bass-heavy music. Every explosion, every drum hit, and every bass drop will shake your brain and make your legs tap to the rhythm. The only thing that you need to keep in mind is that they can get dangerously loud.
Some earphones incorporate loudness limiting circuits but not these. Plugin them in a mp3 player or iPod that is turned to its maximum volume can result in some painful sensations. Always make sure that your volume is down and steadily increase it with earphone already in your ears.
What is in the box?
iLuv iEP322GRN City Lights In-Ear Headphones come with 3 pairs of different sized ear tips (small, medium, and large). It would be nice to see the manufacturer include at least one pair of foam ear tips, but it is not a real problem at this price.


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This entry marks the end of this particular road. This week I tender my 250th and final weekly blog for our school community. It's time to share one more reflection, a few final thoughts, before taking the next few days to say farewell and move along.
There are so many things that this amazing school does well. Transitions are just one of them. Our teachers implicitly understand that we all need to walk with care through life's transitions. Leaving one place behind and walking through a new door is not always easy.
And now the moment is here for my own transition from Friends School. My younger daughter Leah graduates from high school tomorrow in Denver and will soon fly from the nest. Steph and I are off on a new adventure of our own in the Pacific Northwest, where we will call West Seattle home.
Graduation is always a bittersweet moment for all of us – for kids, for educators, and for parents. We knew that this day would come when we have to let our children go a little bit more and they have to step away from us into something new.
As I consider our Friends graduates – the Pre-K kids who crossed their bridge yesterday into Kindergarten, the 5thgraders who ring the bell next week as they journey into middle school, and our first ever class of 7thgraders who will become high schoolers a year from now – I know that this school and my colleagues here have taught them well.
We have taught them the value of growing up in a community that supports and loves them. We have taught them how to make and keep friends, and if that friendship runs its course, how to continue to be kind. We have taught them to be sensitive and caring of our environment. We have taught them that learning is for life and there are ten different ways to do a math problem. We have taught them to respect each of our differences and to understand that diversity makes our community a healthier place. We have taught them that messy is ok. We have taught them that education is a journey.
Now, as I consider my own 'graduation' from Friends School after seven magical years, I know in my heart that this school and the people here have taught me a thing or two as well.
You have taught me what a joyful place school can be. You have shown me that the process is more important than the product. You have reminded me of the importance of play. You have helped me continue to understand what it means to be a lifelong learner. You have surrounded me with color and creativity, laughter and friendships.
Twenty-eight years in progressive education including seven years at Friends, and I think I've finally got that one thing figured out.
I know myself.
This school does an inspirational job of helping people know who they are.
The schools I attended when I was a kid taught me what to think, where to stand, and how to fit into the crowd. I'm thrilled that the children here have been given this opportunity to know themselves and take their own place in their ever-widening world.
As I head away from Friends, I encourage every one of us to keep with us everything we've learned at this school.
I challenge you, when it's your turn to leave this place, to be kind and stand up for yourself and others. I challenge you to self-advocate and be a great team-builder. I challenge you to be an outstanding contributor to your community. I challenge you to see the beauty in our world and to use your talents and skills to add to it. Whatever your passion, I challenge you to pursue it with energy and spirit and enthusiasm.
Go out there and be the best that you can be. And do it with love.
I know that we all go forward with the love and light of this community surrounding and embracing us, as we sing:
"Make new friends and keep the old
One is silver and the other gold
A circle is round
It has no end
That's how long I will be your friend"
Thank you to my colleagues, to the parents, and of course to the children - for everything!
Steve has been Head of School at Friends from July 2011 to June 2018. He will become Head of School at Westside School in Seattle, Washington on July 1. He can continue to be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or through his website stevedebeer.com


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Please bump any outstanding questions for Karl into this thread - hopefully this will help to organize things a bit if he has been offline.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Ask Karl
Please bump any outstanding questions for Karl into this thread - hopefully this will help to organize things a bit if he has been offline.
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- Kerri BJanuary 23, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Funny! I hope he does the right thing. Ivy posted on her personal wall that Brio banned her on Jan. 15th. Also, Brio is now using a gmail account firstname.lastname@example.com and is still suckering people into giving them money for classes they'll never get.ReplyDelete
1. what are you doing to regain control of the Brio FB page?
2. once you get control of it again, are you planning on shutting it down (but first posting what transpired)?
3. If they are still selling trainings, where is that money going? Are you receiving it? The Hathaways?
Give us some details, please!!!
- Kerri BJanuary 23, 2013 at 6:04 PM
Also did anyone else notice that the Brio Birth fan numbers have been dropping slightly each day?ReplyDelete
- Selective HearingJanuary 26, 2013 at 9:49 PM
A re-post of questions that were previously ignored...ReplyDelete
- what would he value Brio's current assets at? Just a number, please.
- does he plan to continue his Brio vent lawsuit? I thought it was for libel. But now he is beginning to see it was all true, right?
- why does he want to keep the Facebook page? It is not a unique resource for those who are actually looking for such a thing, as eloquently expressed by many experts on this very forum, and those Brio Birth fans looking for that type of resource community may number in the hundreds (if that), but certainly not in the tens of thousands.
- can he admit his part in this? He still seems to be pointing the finger at others - you were mean to me, so I couldn't accept your information and experience! If a thin skin prevents due diligence or consideration of information that due diligence reveals, bad investments are likely.
And another question - not mine, but I second it...
- What is going to happen to the people who have paid for a training? If they have not gotten it, and now probably won't? If they did get a training, but now have no actual organization to support them, which is part of what they bought into?
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 10:37 PM
Have you, Karl, reported Kyle to the CO state's attorney for fraud? Will you? How about to his bishop in the church? He and Naomi are certainly not deserving of temple recommend?ReplyDelete
- Not written by me, butJanuary 26, 2013 at 11:53 PM
I would bump the post from "Laura" on Jan 22:ReplyDelete
Let me start by saying I'm not a birth professional. I'm not someone who has been scammed by BRIO, but I simply know people who were.
Please tell me why on earth you would now want to be in any way associated with Brio? The facebook page and the website are assets in that they are a name with some ligitamate following behind them, and while I understand that spending money on a business and not getting back anything but grief is most likely frustrating, we are talking about a very caring group of people here who were badly hurt and scammed -you included. I truly don't understand why you can't let go of this? Your desire to help others by keeping the facebook page open is noble I suppose if not somewhat self centered. LLL and ICAN and other organizations can answer these questions too. If you are a man of faith I would personally think that you would have a hard time hurting others. By keeping your association and retaining the web resources you are hurting all those people who have had their time, money and inntellectual property stolen. I know it's hard to admit that .. but that is the truth. You yourself have admitted to not having the time to cleanse and get rid of stolen content on those sites. Don't you see that this further wounds people? Sort of like rubbing salt in old wounds.
In a previous response you said that you don't like hate. I have a hard time believing that the liable suit with briovent is anything but hate. And yet you persist. Brio died because Kyle and Naomi had no money and couldn't fund their dream, and on top of it they had no respect for others property or other people. So much so that they were willing to lie, steal and cheat to get the resources they needed.
Brio as it was, as you believed in it is dead. It was decietful, hurtful, and poisonous. Let it die. Let go and forgive and move on. Forgiveness is a gift -- it is as much for you as for others. By defending and engaging in battles you only perpetuate what was begun by someone who we all know is beyond ethics. I would ask that you would search your heart and ask? Why can't I forgive? Moving on and closing everything down would be the most healing solution for everyone involved and if you aren't about hate-- then could you be about healing instead? Sometimes it's better to be kind - than it is to be RIGHT. I think what most people here are asking you to do is to be kind. No, you probably don't have to -- but you could. You could drop the lawsuit, and shut down the facebook page and the website leaving links to reputuble sources. You could do that. I challenge you to be kind. I challenge you to let this go- and let people heal.
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Karl said he had friends at Facebook, and could easily get the name changed even though it is against Facebook policy. If so why can't he get his group back? Either he doesn't own, or he doesn't have any friends at Facebook that could help. Either way another lie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Think about it. If someone (a friend) scammed you out of THOUSANDS of dollars, and you got dragged through the mud because of it, wouldn't it be emotionally exhausting?ReplyDelete
Karl and Ivy are good people. I'm sure they will share their info on these matters once they're ready. This entire thing has been difficult for them too. Betrayal by friends, ripped off by friends, dragged through the mud by peers, when truly, they were scammed by Kyle and Naomi just as much as the next person.
- AnonymousSeptember 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM
A lot of the people that were scammed did not have the benefit of the court documents, and recorded phone calls. Karl promised that he would read and listen to all of it when he first got involved.ReplyDelete
Sorry, Karl is not innocent in all of this. He fell for the same get rich quick scam, but he knew what he was getting into before he did. He wasn't scammed, but was an integral part of scamming others.


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"Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them." -Hebrews 13:9 (ESV)
My sister Tricia shared this verse with me this week. I had her send it to me because I wanted to study it in context and explore what the Lord might want to say to me. I came to several conclusions.
1) I do not want to be devoted to foods.
I do not want to be devoted to anything, saving Christ. Not THM for me. Not paleo for Trish. Nothing but Him. Jesus as Lord. Good, fresh, healthy, chemical-free, organic food is very important and is essential to living an active life. It is. But my passion and devotion belong to Jesus.
2) I want my heart to be strengthened by God's grace.
Which is sufficient. I have to trust that, not just believe it. Sufficient...enough...words that grow in meaning and depth the longer I live. My strength does not come from human sources, but from my Creator.
3) I do not want to be led astray by "diverse and strange teachings."
In all my learning and studying and exploring remedies for Tricia's diseases, I will never compromise my faith in Almighty God to save, deliver, and heal. I will not dabble in the reflexology, or any other heathen or humanistic practice that is present in essential oil instruction or any other treatment that I explore. Thankfully, my local group and upline in YLEO is not into all that!
4) I am thankful.
I an grateful for the THM lifestyle, paleo eating plan, essential oil education, and all other tools for living a healthy, courageous life, but my lifeline and source is Jesus Christ in whom and by whom all things exist. My life depends on Him, my Sustainer, not on what I eat.
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The Logos
by Wayne Blank
Many recognize those familiar words of the apostle John, with perhaps one exception. We have used the original Greek word Logos (illustrated at right) in place of Word, that most English-language Bibles use in those translated Scriptures.
What and Who was The Logos?
If we carefully read what John wrote in his Gospel account, we see that the Logos was with God, and was God, but was not a God, because there is only one God:
"Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are My witnesses! Is there a God besides Me? There is no Rock; I know not any" (Isaiah 44:8 RSV)
The Logos was the wisdom and power by which God created the heavens and the earth:
"He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities - all things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. For in Him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell." (Colossians 1:15-19 RSV)
The Logos became flesh, but God did not become flesh:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." (John 3:16-17 RSV)
Jesus Christ obeyed God, and said of The Father:
"I do as the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love The Father." (John 14:31 RSV)
So, Who and What is The Logos? Consider these points of fact taken from the pages of your own Holy Bible -
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Kim Sill, director of "Saved in America," will answer questions about her new film at a fundraiser in San Diego, Calif. on March 1. The event will benefit Lucky Pup Dog Rescue, a small, all-volunteer 501c(3) non-profit founded by Christine and Steve Haslet.
Lucky Pup Dog Rescue came about after Christine heard of the plight of the dogs at the infamous Devore Shelter in San Bernardino, Calif. After much effort to effect change at the shelter—a shelter whose staff is perfectly content with high kill rates—Christine shifted her efforts to the San Bernardino City Shelter, a shelter with even more dismal adoption rates. Eventually, Christine, and her husband Steve, realized the best way to help was to help one dog at a time. They formed Lucky Pup Dog Rescue.
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, Kous Kous Moroccan Bistro in San Diego will be the site of an event to raise money and awareness about the abandoned animals of Southern California. Christine and Steve say they are in it with both feet these days. "We were both really stuck by the enthusiasm surrounding the rescue of the dogs in Russia at the Olympics. It's wonderful!"
Christine continues, "I venture to guess most people would be shocked to know we have the exact same problem here in Southern California. In the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, abandoned, stray orphan dogs are running free in the streets, rounded up by animal control, kept for five or six days, then killed and tossed into a landfill or sold for rendering. Kill rates in these shelters average around 70 percent. This means of the ten dogs picked up, only three are either rescued or adopted."
The Haslet's ultimate goal is to open a retail pet store in San Diego featuring just death row shelter dogs. "This concept is the wave the future. No longer will families and potential adopters have to go to the shelter. We are bringing the dogs to the community," Christine says.
Kim Sill is the owner/operator of such a pet store in Thousand Oaks, the Shelter Hope Pet Shop. In two years she has rescued and found homes for over 700 dogs.
Sill is an actress and has worked with Cesar Milan to expose puppy mills. "I made this film in an attempt to help the grassroots rescue groups in America get credit and donations for the work they do to save animals. I have worked with all the big well known animal organizations and while they focus on million dollar commercials and billboard campaigns, less than three cents of every dollar you donate to them trickles down to actual help an animal in need."
In addition to food and the raffle, the fundraiser will feature a screening of Sill's new film, "Saved in America." Sill will be on hand to discuss her film and her own rescue efforts.
Where: Kous Kous Moroccan Bistro, 3940 4th Avenue, San Diego, California
When: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 12 Noon until 4 p.m.
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Nashville, TN -- The Grand Master Fiddler Champion for 2013 is Laura Waters of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jesse Maw of Kalispell, Montana placed second. The two-day 42nd annual Grand Master Fiddler Championship is the nation's championship event held at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
"We had such a tremendous group of fiddlers who keenly competed for the various titles we awarded this year," said Howard Harris, GMFC president. "Competing on stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame only enhanced the energy shared by the competitors as they were cheered on by dedicated music and fiddling fans. It was a wonderful venue in which to combine two historic legacies."
Waters took home $1,200 in cash, a Grand Master Fiddler plaque, and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. This was her first Grand Master championship. Maw received $1,100 and a plaque.
The Grand Master Fiddler Championship, Inc. is a Tennessee non-profit and a U.S. IRS 501(c)(3) charitable corporation, formed to educate about and perpetuate fiddling as an art form and cultural treasure.
Fiddlers competed for over $10,000 in prizes. Competitors showed their talents amongst some of the leading performers in acoustic music including the Riders in the Sky, Texas Lace, Britney Monroe, Randall Franks, Main Stage Fusion and Explosion Dance Teams, and Dale Morris, Sr.
In honor of its founder, the organization presented the Dr. Perry F. Harris Award to Buddy Spicher for his work in support of the traditional art of fiddling. Actor/entertainer Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night," served as celebrity host for both days of the event. Other organizers include Grand Master Fiddler Championship vice president Ed Carnes and directors Lisa LaFortune and Bobby Taylor. Contest judges were Jacie Sites, Joe Sites, Dale Morris, Sr., Tobi Morris and Bobby Taylor.
"There was such a great group of younger fiddlers this year under the age of 15," Franks said. "Many could have easily placed well in the main competition. The future of fiddling certainly looks bright based on the talents exhibited."
Among the sponsors were Fletcher Bright Company, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, National Fiddler Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Lockstep Technology.
The other top-10 winners included in descending order: Junior Marriott of Ava, Missouri; Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Katrina Nicolayeff of Boise, Idaho; Doug Fleener of Leitchfield, Kentucky; Eli Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee; Cody Marriott of Ava, Missouri; Bubba Hopkins of Fort Worth, Texas; and Aria Stiles of Apple Valley, Minnesota.
Contestants placing 11 through 20 are Justin Branum of St. Louis, Missouri; Harrison Schumann of San Antonio, Texas; Grant Rigney of Normandy, Tennessee; Miya Saito-Beckman of Bend, Oregon; and Aynsley Porchak of Ontario, Canada; Andrew Lin of Lexington, Kentucky; Joel Whittinghill of Bowling Green, Kentucky; Billy Contreras of Nashville, Tennessee; Karissa Nugent of Burleson, Texas and Jeff Guernsey of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Jeff Guernsey received the Charlie Bush Traditional Fiddler Performance Award from the GMFC presented in honor of late director Charlie Bush.
The Grand Master Traditional Champion is Tyler Andal of Tennessee who won $300 and the Sen. Robert C. Byrd Award. Other winners in descending order are John Boulware, Missy Daley, Mikaela Langley, Brandon Godman, Tanner Marriott, Abby Morris, Woody Hall and Preston Marriott.
The Grand Master Youth Champion is Trustin Baker of Birchtree, Missouri He won $300 and a plaque. Other winners in descending order are River Lee, Justin Sherfey, Ivy Phillips, Jacob Johnson, Allie Hagan, Emma DeJarnette, Alicyn Newman, Matthew Lin and Lauren Clardy. Newman and Lin tied in eighth place. Winning guitar accompanists are Anthony Mature, Ray Brandin, Sterling Abernathy, Jim Reina and Ted Williams.
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"This stunning gastropub and hotel is taking Edgbaston by storm. Their boutique hotel boards 12 individually-designed bedrooms, filled with hand-picked antiques and the latest technology. If you fancy a peaceful city break, then take a look at what The Town House can offer you"
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"The Town House and the adjacent High Field pub are of a piece with all this luxury. The pub is a swanky affair: a slick extension of an art deco building which, through huge retractable doors, opens out onto well-groomed terraces."
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"The 12 en-suite bedrooms are decorated in aquas and greys and furnished
with king or super-king size beds, plus antique walnut and mahogany pieces. Three of the premium rooms have roll-top baths in bay windows (you may wish to close the curtain)."
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Period walnut and mahogany pieces carefully chosen from Cotswolds antique shops complement the English woven carpets, fabrics and nature-inspired English wallpapers from Cotswolds makers including Rapture & Wright, Lewis & Wood and Vanessa Arbuthnot."
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The High Field Town House hotel from Peach Pubs has been created in a Grade II-listed mid-19th century villa."
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Whether you want to learn Greek and Hebrew for the first time or are simply looking for a refresher, Michael Heiser and Johnny Cisneros are excellent guides. With this tools-based approach, you'll learn the terminology, tools, and methods needed to interpret words and passages of … more
Johnny Cisneros is the director of curriculum and instructional design at Logos Bible Software and the mastermind behind Logos Mobile Education. He is also the cocreator of the bestselling Learn to Use Greek and Hebrew with Logos Bible Software and Learn to Do Word Studies with Logos Bible Software. His instructional design has been used in more than 75 courses.
Cisneros possesses a rare combination of domain knowledge across biblical studies, ministry, technology, and pedagogy. He combines that knowledge with a passion to develop resources that fast-track people's studies.
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Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission officially began accepting deposits for casino applicants, and two companies have forked over the non-refundable $400,000 fee. Plainridge Racecourse wasted no time, paying the fee on Thursday, while Suffolk Downs submitted its letter of intent on Friday. By putting up the cash, the companies are given easy access to any governmental agencies that could help them in their application process.
Others expected to apply are not in any rush to signal intent and may wait until the full applications are out in October. Those include Mohegan Sun, MGM Resorts International, Ameristar, Penn National and Hard Rock for the casino licenses, and Raynham Park for the slot parlor license.
There has been little buzz about a rivalry for the Boston-area casino license since Steve Wynn dropped out of a proposed project in Foxboro, so right now Suffolk Downs, partnered with Caesars Entertainment, remains the primary player. Of the state's two other racetracks, Plainridge would seem to have the best location for a slot parlor license. Raynham is located next to Taunton, which is in line for a tribal casino should the Feds approve the state-tribal compact agreement signed last month. In my mind, it makes little sense to have two gaming facilities right next to each other.
There will be intense competition for the single casino license in the Central and Western part of the state, with as many as four proposals targeting the Springfield area, plus Mohegan Sun's Palmer project. Within the next week or two, MGM Resorts is expected to announce its new plans for Springfield, having previously looked at a location in Brimfield.
While Massachusetts itself is new territory for casinos, and as such the companies expect strong revenues, regional gaming trends offer no guarantee of overnight success in this new economy. After all, two of the largest casinos in the world are in Eastern Connecticut, and they have struggled mightily in recent years. Slot revenues at Foxwoods have declined every year since fiscal 2005, and are down 25 percent from that peak year. At Mohegan Sun, slot revenues have dropped every year since its peak in fiscal 2007, and are also down 25 percent since that time.
Contrast those results with the performance of Rhode Island's Twin River, less than 60 miles from each of the two giants. Revenues from VLTs at that facility have grown every year except one in the past decade. Using Foxwoods' peak year of fiscal 2005 as a base, Twin River revenues are up 49 percent since that time.
Clearly, the Massachusetts casino hopefuls would prefer to use Twin River's results as an indicator of market potential rather than those of the two tribal casinos.
I also looked at gaming revenue in all New England states for the first six months of this year to see if there has been any changes from the long-term trends. Unfortunately, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun continue their declines, while Twin River continues to grow. Small Newport Grand has also increased its revenue this year. Both Rhode Island properties hope to add table games soon as a way to get the jump on Massachusetts; a referendum is scheduled this fall.
The only other casinos in the region are in Maine, and Hollywood Casino at Bangor was boosted by the addition of table games in March. Its total revenues through June were up 15.5 percent over last year; slot-only revenue was up almost 7 percent. However, it faced competition for the first time from a new casino in Oxford, which opened in early June and draws from the southern Maine market. In July, Hollywood's total gaming revenues fell by 6.5 percent.
There's no doubt, the competition for gaming dollars will be brutal, and the existing casinos in New England have every right to be worried. It would be a miracle if Twin River can keep on its upward path once gaming comes to Massachusetts, as remarkable as its performance has been so far.
The following table summarizes revenue results at each facility from January through June of this year. Oxford's June results are shown for comparative purposes.
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After the attack on an Armenian MP in the Turkish parliament, the Istanbul Human Rights Association has urged that action be taken against any similar attacks, writes Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian
After videos on social media went viral the past weeks showing fisticuffs breaking out between Turkish parliamentarians as they fought over a proposal to lift immunity from prosecution, Istanbul's Human Rights Association's Committee Against Racism and Discrimination has complained to the speaker of the assembly demanding that such actions not be repeated.
During the fighting MP Garo Paylan representing the Turkish-Armenian community and a member of the Kurdish HDP Party was attacked. Paylan has been the target in recent weeks of verbal and physical attacks by members of the ruling Turkish AKP Party as a result of his free expression of his views on democracy, tolerance and human rights.
The letter, addressed to Ismail Kahraman, said that "this act of racism against Garo Paylan under the roof of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey violates international conventions signed by the Turkish state that prohibit racism and discrimination."
"Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights prohibits discrimination in no uncertain terms. The Republic of Turkey has also signed the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action of 1993 that obligates signatory states to take precautions against racism."
"The United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which Turkey has also consented to adopt, dictates the signatory states' obligations regarding the prohibition, investigation, punishment, denunciation and compensation of the victims of racist acts," the letter said.
The "AKP MPs yelled 'Armenian bastard' and 'ASALA's child' at Paylan, which is the very definition of racism," Turkish human rights activist Ayse Gunaysu told Al-Ahram Weekly. "In order to continue its denial of the Armenian Genocide the Turkish establishment is keeping public hatred against the Armenians alive and at times even escalating it," she added.
Genocide denial, she said, was "like an atmosphere – a climate that embraces the lives, of victims and perpetrators alike." She added that she used the word victims, "because Armenians living in Turkey have no alternative but to 'tolerate' denialism. It becomes a way of life. Throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, any crisis in the country fuels racism against Armenians.
In the construction of Turkish identity, Armenians are systematically turned into a collective enemy that binds the Turkish nation together," Gunaysu said.
Just days before Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day during a session of parliament Paylan condemned the murders and suggested forming a committee to investigate the killings of Armenian intellectuals in 1915. In his address, he read out the names and displayed the photographs of those who had been killed, arrested or exiled during the genocide.
He also condemned the fact that places in Turkey are named after the organisers and perpetrators of the Genocide. "Can you imagine going to Germany and walking down an avenue named after Hitler," Paylan asked, ending his speech with the words "may God bless their souls" in the Armenian language.
Paylan, born in Istanbul in 1972, was elected to the Turkish parliament in June 2015 on the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) list. He is an activist who struggles for Armenian and minority rights, and he has also supported the rights of Turkey's Kurds. The AKP has one Armenian MP, Markar Esayan, as does the CHP (Republican People's Party), Selina Ozuzun Dogan, both of whom were elected last year.
Although Armenians have distanced themselves from the Turkish state's ongoing war against the Kurds, the security forces' hostility towards the Armenians is still obvious. "They are supposed to guarantee the rule of law. In reality, they violate all the laws – national and international," Gunaysu commented.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has raised its voice in support of Paylan. On 5 May, US State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner answered a question from ANCA on Paylan's safety by saying that though he did not have details of the case, a "member of any political party who is being harassed or beaten or detained in any way would be of concern to us." The question came as ANCA has called upon US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass, in an open letter, to publicly voice official US concern regarding the safety of Paylan.
"We are troubled by Toner's assertion that he was unaware of the violence and threats against Garo Paylan," executive director of ANCA Aram Hamparian told the Weekly, as it had been the subject of major media coverage.
"Toner has been asked about it during a press briefing. There's no excuse for further silence, particularly in the light of the US government's shameful record of inaction regarding the threats against the life of [Turkish Armenian journalist] Hrant Dink in the past," Hamparian asserted.
ANCA has set up a petition for people to call on the US State Department and the international human rights organizations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to raise their voices in defence of Paylan.
"I share the urgent concerns voiced in this letter and call upon each of you to take a public stand against those who would silence Paylan," the petition read.
However, Gunaysu said that while "Armenian diaspora organisations are condemning Turkey's violations, such petitions may have an adverse effect as Paylan could be associated with the ARF [Armenian Revolutionary Federation] Party and other hate figures in Turkey, and consequently the hostility against him could rise even though the ANCA has every right to draw attention to the situation."
"As for the Turkish public, regrettably human rights organisations' efforts attract little attention, because the mainstream media never covers such efforts and they remain unknown."
Although nine years have now passed since the assassination of Dink in the streets of Istanbul, last week's fighting in the Turkish parliament has raised fears that Paylan could face a similar fate, particularly as he has vowed to carry on Dink's work.
"Prior to the political assassination of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, far too few voices were raised in his defence.
Despite all the warning signs and many public appeals the US government did not utter a single official word about the serious threats to his life. It was only after Dink's murder that it found its voice, condemning a murder it had done little to prevent. Let us draw the right lessons from this shameful record and act now before it is too late," concluded the ANCA petition.
The Turkish government also has an obligation to protect Paylan as a Turkish citizen. "It should do everything possible to guarantee his safety. But it is not in its tradition to do so. Only international pressure can have an influence on what is going on in Turkey," Gunaysu told the Weekly.
Last week prominent Turkish journalist Can Dündar, editor of the newspaper Cumhuriyet, was sentenced to more than five years in prison after surviving an attack by a gunman who had attempted to assassinate him outside a courthouse in Istanbul.
"Dündar, escaped an assassination attempt, but remember that Dink and Sevag Şahin Balıkçı, who fell victim during his military service in 2011, were murdered. There are also dozens of Kurdish journalists in jail now, and others who were killed during the army's operations in Kurdish towns and districts. There is a lot of interest in Dündar's case, but very little in the persecution of the Kurdish journalists," Gunaysu said.
The letter addressed to the speaker of the Turkish parliament also said that "you partake in these crimes by excluding this racial targeting from your agenda, not denouncing it, not imposing sanctions, and not declaring that you prohibit such acts. You have first responsibility for Paylan's security since you are the head of the legislature in which he has been targeted. You are responsible before the world and before history."
The Istanbul Human Rights Association invited the speaker of the parliament to fulfill his responsibility, denounce the acts against Paylan, and declare that he was against racism and would apply sanctions against those committing racist assaults under the roof of the parliament.
Turkish denialism is still widespread among the wider Turkish population. "The vast majority believe that what the state says is true. So there is deep-rooted racism, at times open and aggressive, at times covert and subtle, against the Armenians and other non-Muslim groups," Gunaysu said, adding that this was nevertheless the first time that such hatred had been displayed in parliament.
"What is particularly shocking is that no investigation has been announced of this racist attack, and no one has been called to account for it," Ayse Gunaysu, the Turkish human rights activist and member of the Committee Against Racism and Discrimination, concluded.


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Massachusetts-based American Superconductor seemed to be riding high in early 2011, reaping strong sales and even praise from the White House for successfully cracking the Asian import markets.
Then, one day that April, employees were called to a meeting where they heard some very disturbing news.
Their largest customer, Beijing-based Sinovel, which provided three-quarters of the company's revenue, had refused to accept a shipment of electronic components for its wind turbines — and wouldn't pay millions of dollars it owed for them. The reasons it gave were ambiguous.
"People were shocked," says Tron Melzl, a product manager in one of the company's Wisconsin offices. "We were adding additional staff to the company due to growth in the business. We actually had some people who had been on the job for just a couple of days when this announcement happened."
It was the start of a long, painful ordeal for the company, one that would temporarily leave it in perilous financial shape and written off for dead by Wall Street.
As the Trump administration prepares to do battle over intellectual property theft by China, what happened to American Superconductor underscores the risks that foreign firms may face when they do business in that country.
Within weeks, the company concluded that Sinovel had somehow obtained the source code for its electronic components and was installing a pirated version in the wind turbines it sold.
"American Superconductor provided sort of the brains of the turbines, so if Sinovel could do it themselves, using cheaper components, yeah, they could produce these turbines more cheaply," says Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy O'Shea, who would later prosecute Sinovel in federal court.
American Superconductor's CEO, Daniel McGahn, says what happened didn't come as a complete surprise — he knew that intellectual property theft was always a big risk when doing business in China. But the components sold by American Superconductor featured sophisticated encryption technology, and the company was pretty sure that no one at Sinovel could have cracked its source code.
Instead, someone at American Superconductor had to have illegally leaked its technology.
"We looked inward and said, 'Who would have access, motive and capability to do this?' And then we looked at the travel to China and being present and all that, and it really came down to one person," McGahn says.
A 2013 indictment alleged that an engineer at the company's Austrian subsidiary, Dejan Karabasevic, was given a multi-year contract worth $1.7 million by Sinovel to steal his employer's trade secrets. The money essentially doubled his salary, the indictment said.
"If you look at what the executives of the Chinese company made, they're offering him more money than they make themselves. And they're not doing that because they want him to be a consultant. They want him to steal," McGahn says.
Text messages sent over Skype by Karabasevic were presented in court, suggesting he was angry about his treatment by the company and wanted revenge.
"I feel like someone who failed a lot, like a loser, but I know it is temporary and all of the people who laugh now will stop laughing later when I leave," he wrote in the months before quitting, according to a Skype message presented as evidence.
Sinovel did not respond to a request for comment. But the company argued in federal court that it had severed its relationship with American Superconductor because it had failed to live up to its contract.
Sinovel also said that no evidence existed that Karabasevic had taken the source code without authorization, and that the Massachusetts company had failed to take adequate steps to protect its source code.
Still, a federal jury in Wisconsin found Sinovel guilty of stealing trade secrets on Jan. 24. The Chinese company will be sentenced in June and is likely to face a hefty fine.
Even as American Superconductor was pursuing Sinovel in court, the alleged theft led to a dramatic downturn at the company.
With Sinovel no longer honoring its contracts, revenue plummeted from more than $100 million in the first three months of 2011 to just $9 million the next.
The company's share price plunged, and Wall Street analysts predicted its days were numbered. Like a lot of startups, American Superconductor had lured employees by offering stock options, which were now worthless.
Over the next few years, the company would be forced to shut down a Wisconsin facility and move to a much smaller headquarters building in Massachusetts. It also would lay off hundreds of employees, dropping from a workforce of nearly 1,000 to fewer than 300.
"It really did shake the company up. It seemed like every month there was another layoff," says Jack McCall, director of superconductor cable systems, who had worked at the company since 2007 but eventually left to take another job. "There was just an awful lot of concern, anger. Nobody was sure their job was going to be there."
Even as it struggled to survive, American Superconductor was fighting back against Sinovel, taking its complaints about the theft to the Chinese government, part-owner of Sinovel. Nothing happened, McGahn says.The company also complained to the Obama administration and Congress.
Today, American Superconductor remains a smaller company than it was in 2011, but has survived, having successfully broken into some important new markets. It does very little business in China.
McGahn is sometimes asked by other executives about the Chinese market. He tells them China is a trap.
"The rules are set up in a way that the local brands will win," he says. "Participation in the Chinese market is for Chinese companies only. Your participation as a Western company, at least to date, is a mirage. They're there to bring you in, be able to figure a way to harvest whatever they can from you, and then spit you out when you're no longer useful."
McGahn applauds the Trump administration's efforts to get tough on China over trade issues.
"President Bush and President Obama — they had very strong words with China about intellectual property theft," he says. "This is the first time there are consequences ascribed to the Chinese behavior."
"I do understand that a lot of people think this is a trade war," McGahn adds. "This isn't the beginning of a trade war — this is the next battle in a trade war that's more than a decade old."
We've been reporting a lot on the U.S. threat to impose tariffs on some $150 billion worth of goods imported from China. Beijing is promising to retaliate. One big source of tension is that the Trump administration says for too long China has gotten away with stealing trade secrets from American companies. NPR's Jim Zarroli has the story of what happened to one Massachusetts company that was nearly destroyed when a Chinese company stole its most important technology.
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: In 2009, President Obama wanted to encourage American companies to sell more overseas. One company in particular, he said, was doing things right.
BARACK OBAMA: This is already happening with businesses like American Superconductor Corporation, an energy-technology startup based in Massachusetts that's been providing wind power and smart grid systems to countries like China, Korea and India.
ZARROLI: American Superconductor made electronic components for wind turbines, and by far its biggest customer was Beijing-based Sinovel. It brought in three-quarters of its revenue. Dan McGahn is the company's chief executive.
DANIEL MCGAHN: It was a very profitable business. It was profitable for them. It was profitable for us. There was basically a boom in China over wind. So they had made clear indications that they wanted our product. They needed it, and they were going to buy more and more of it in the future.
ZARROLI: Then one day near the end of March 2011, everything changed.
MCGAHN: We were notified by Sinovel that they were not going to accept the shipment that was brought to their factory and denied.
ZARROLI: Sinovel told him they had inventory problems.
MCGAHN: And they weren't very clear about what those were.
ZARROLI: And Sinovel, which is partly owned by the Chinese government, refused to pay for the components it had ordered. McGahn said the company suspected what had happened. Sinovel had somehow obtained the source code used to operate wind turbines and was building its own components. Federal prosecutor Tim O'Shea.
TIMOTHY O'SHEA: American Superconductor provided sort of the brains of the turbines. So if Sinovel could do it themselves using cheaper components, yeah, than they could produce these turbines more cheaply.
ZARROLI: American Superconductor knew its technology could be stolen. It was a risk you took doing business in China, but the products it sold were kept secret through encryption. So the company suspected that someone on the inside had leaked its source code.
MCGAHN: We looked inward and said, who would have access, motive, capability to do this? And we got down to a very small set of employees. And then we looked at the travel to China and being present and all that. It really came down to one person.
ZARROLI: Prosecutors say that person was Dejan Karabasevic, an engineer in the company's Austrian subsidiary. He was indicted in 2013, along with Sinovel. The federal indictment alleged that Karabasevic agreed to turn over the company's technology to Sinovel. In court, U.S. prosecutors presented messages sent over Skype suggesting that Karabasevic was angry at American Superconductor. In one, he said, I have slight feeling of revenge. The indictment said Sinovel offered him a multi-year contract worth $1.7 million, essentially doubling his salary. Again, Dan McGahn.
MCGAHN: I mean, if you look at what the executives of the Chinese company made, they're offering him more money than they make themselves. And they're not doing that because they want him to be a consultant. They want him to steal.
ZARROLI: Karabasevic never stood trial in the United States. Federal officials believe he is now in his home country of Serbia. The theft ended up costing American Superconductor dearly. With Sinovel no longer a paying customer, McGahn says its revenue plummeted. Wall Street analysts said the company was finished.
MCGAHN: The fix is in. These guys are going to die, which really, I think, is what the Chinese were hoping for.
ZARROLI: The company was devastated. At one time, it had almost 1,000 employees. By the end of its ordeal, fewer than 300 remained. Like many tech companies, American Superconductor had recruited employees by offering them stock options. Suddenly, they were worthless. Product manager Tron Melzl says the waves of layoffs took a huge toll on the little startup.
TRON MELZL: People made a lot of investment in the company in terms of - they believed in, you know, what was going on. So it was hard to see, you know, people who had worked hard being shown the door.
ZARROLI: Today, the company is smaller, but it has survived. It has pressed China for compensation unsuccessfully so far. Sinovel's lawyer didn't respond to a request for comment, but the company argued in court that it had severed its ties with American Superconductor because it didn't live up to its contract. And it said the company had failed to take steps to protect its source code. In January, a federal jury in Wisconsin found Sinovel guilty of stealing trade secrets. It will be sentenced in June. McGahn says he often warns other CEOs about doing business in China.
MCGAHN: Your participation as a Western company, at least to date, is a mirage. They're there to bring you in, be able to figure a way to harvest whatever they can from you and then spit you out when you're no longer useful.
ZARROLI: McGahn stresses he's not political, but he approves of the tough stance that President Trump is taking on China. He says it's the only way to prevent other companies from suffering the same fate that American Superconductor did. Jim Zarroli, NPR News.
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(Jehovah justifies), usually called Jozadak or Josedech. He was the son of the high priest Seraiah. (1 Chronicles 6:14,15) When his father was slain at Riblah by order of Nebuchadnezzar, (2 Kings 25:18,21) Jehozadak was led away captive to Babylon. (1 Chronicles 6:15) (B.C. 588.) He himself never attained the high priesthood, but he was […]
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Jehovah-justified, the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (1 Chr. 6:14, 15). He was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and probably died in Babylon. He was the father of Jeshua, or Joshua, who returned with Zerubbabel.


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Shorewood Dinner Auction Will Have Deals, Fun & Benefits this Saturday
…the only thing they still need is YOU!
Shorewood Elementary School will be holding its annual auction fundraiser dinner this Saturday, March 9, starting at 5 p.m. at South Seattle Community College's Brockey Center.
"If you like an old-fashioned dinner auction with the goal of helping a public elementary school, then you are just who we are looking for!" reads an announcement. "The goal of the Shorewood Elementary Dinner Auction is to raise $15K to fund updated technology and support programs that benefit all Shorewood students. The fact is 67% of our Shorewood Elementary students need assistance buying lunch. A faltering economy and job loss means many of our families can't afford tickets to a dinner auction or to bid on a class project. Yet, the need is greater than before. For instance, PTA is working to create scholarship opportunities for after-school clubs and other needs. Our students are our greatest resource for the future, so helping to fund programs, new books and technology that enrich and expand student opportunities, is a great investment for local businesses (who have donated generously to our auction); and for members of our community who are fortunate to have jobs and steady income."
"In short, please come or else please donate online—if you are able to do so! We are all in this together for the children."
- $35/dinner
- 5 pm, Saturday, March 9
- South Seattle Community College's Brockey Center
- Silent & Live Auctions
- 3-course dinner, music, dessert auction, no-host bar, raffles and class projects
Tickets may be purchased at the school office (2725 SW 116th St, Burien) to fill out a ticket order form.


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I got a chocolate cookie craving....and since I've been pretty stinkin' good with my diet for the past 4 weeks (even giving up an opportunity to go to Hickory Park last week with my CG pals), I figured I could go all out, well, just a little bit. PLUS, we were hosting our Acts 2:42 group, and they NEEDED a treat, right? They aren't hard at all - don't take too much time and are just plain yummy. After I had them all made, our Acts group was cancelled (bummer!) so I guess I have to eat more than just 1....I can't let them go bad!
Chocolate 'n' cream sandwich cookies
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 coup Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt5 tbsp unlsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 large egg
Cream filling:
In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar and 1/4 cup sugar, beating until combinded. Beat in 2 tsp vanilla.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt; set aside. In another bowl, sitr together butter, sugar and egg. Add flour mixture, and stir until a dough forms.
Divide dough in half; roll out between two sheets of parchment paper to a 1/4 inch thickness. Stack on baking sheet, and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350, with rack in upper and lowe rthirds. Line two baking sheets (stones) with parchment. Using a cookie cutter (whatever fun shape you want), cut dough into cookies. Place on sheets 1 inch apart. Bake until firm, 6-8 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool.Spread half the cookies with 1 tbsp cream filling, top with remaining cookies. Store in refrigerator in airtight container.
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The chess club is on in R34 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday lunch times in Term 3.
- JMC enter a junior and a senior competition that is held in either July or August. Typically, 2 teams of 4 are entered into both competitions and the cost is $5 per person.
- The 2017 Otago/Southland School Chess Championships are being held in Dunedin on Saturday 17th June between 12:30pm – 6pm. The winning teams in each section qualify to represent Otago/Southland at the national interschool teams finals on September 30th - October 1st in Christchurch.
Senior students from JMC can do community service through helping coach, mentor or by playing chess games with the Junior Players.
We also appreciate any help from parents and the community in running the JMC chess club and helping our students improve their game further.
Chess players can also join the Otago Chess Club at 7 Maitland Street, Dunedin. This club caters to chess players of any age and playing strength. Members of the Otago Chess club can:
- Play in club tournaments held on Wednesday evenings and take part in social games
- Play social chess on Tuesday afternoons
- Borrow books from the Chess library
- Gain a national chess rating
For membership rates and further information about the Otago Chess Club please click here.
For details of events supported by Otago Chess Club please click here.
- A comprehensive coaching programme for children aged 7 and up, run on Friday eveninings each school term from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Otago Chess Clubrooms.
- The academy is aimed at children who are beyond the basics and want to improve further
- If interested in taking part in the Junior Chess Academy, you need to be entered as a group through your school. Please contact Mary Guthrie if interested.
John McGlashan was placed a very competitive third and fifth.
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It has been a very successful term for the John McGlashan Chess Club, with multiple teams gaining entry to the South Island Championships in September.
Posted: Tuesday July 25, 2017
Our chess team just won't stop winning. Yet again, we are on our way to the nationals.
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Not all of us have the patience or mental stamina to consider a weekend of intense strategical thinking, but for this special group of intermediate students, this was what they were trained for.
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Robert and Bob
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Helping Dogs, Helping People
Since April 2005
Bob he came to us after spending time behind bars (Lucindale Council pound). He has made efforts to change his life (including Cert Dog Obedience Grade 5) and is now actively repaying his debt to society as a Delta Therapy Dog.
Bob is fortunate as he has two handlers: my partner Helen is also accredited with Bob. This means that even when I can't make it, Bob still does.
I have always been involved in some form of volunteer work from St John Ambulance, Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network, Driving and Mechanical support for Bicycle SA, Cycle mechanic for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations annual bike ride, etc. Back in 2005 I saw an advertisement that Delta had put in the paper and decided that both Bob & I would fit the bill. Bob enjoys the attention and I enjoy being able to help people.
I am very proud of Bob, but I also enjoy being able to help people. It's nice to feel you're doing your bit to make the world that little bit better for someone else.
Everybody loves Bob – he is the star of the show. I am just the chauffer! Patients that are just lying there with glazed eyes will often spark up and "come to life", often people want to go to sleep with Bob up on their bed. Just to see the change in their face when they see Bob is a wonderful thing.


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Why is exercise good for your mind and body?
As well as improving your energy levels and improving sleep and digestion, exercise helps you to feel positive about yourself, increasing your self-esteem, which is a useful tool in coping with common mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.
Learning how to properly stretch and relax your body also calms the mind. Controlled breathing and focusing mindfully on how you are moving helps to prevent a 'busy brain' from worrying about day-to-day concerns. Music is a great way to lift your mood, and brings a sense of enjoyment to getting fitter.
Improving co-ordination improves concentration and dexterity.
It can be difficult to be inspired to exercise alone, so joining a class is a great way to meet new friends if you are feeling lonely. Making exercise part of your daily life, combined with eating sensibly contributes to a long, healthy life.
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81% of Singapore respondents surveyed already have or expect to adopt DevOps
Singapore, February 16, 2015 – A new study released today by CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) titled, "DevOps: The Worst-Kept Secret to Winning in the Application Economy" reveals that DevOps is seeing steady growth and delivering tangible business value for Singapore enterprises in the application economy.
According to the study, 81% of Singapore organizations already have or plan to adopt a DevOps strategy. This 22 point increase from last year's figure of 59% points towards the trend of more Singapore businesses turning to DevOps in response to the demands they are facing in today's Application Economy. Some of the key drivers for DevOps include the need to improve quality and performance of the applications (35%), the increasing use of mobile devices (33%), and a greater need for simultaneous deployment across different platforms (31%).
DevOps is a methodology which helps foster collaboration between the teams that create and test applications (Dev) with those that maintain them in production environments (Ops). 650 senior IT and business leaders from six APJ countries: Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea participated in the global survey conducted by Vanson Bourne.
According to the study, up to 85% of Singapore respondents who have already deployed or are planning to deploy DevOps report that they have either seen or are anticipating to see various quantifiable business benefits from their DevOps efforts.
These benefits include the ability to reduce time spent fixing and maintaining applications (cited by 85% of respondents), increased collaboration between departments (84%), and availability across more platforms (84%).
"Singapore enterprises are faced with increased pressures in today's application economy to attract customers in an always-on, always engaging manner," said Chua I-Pin, vice president, Asia South, CA Technologies. "Despite these mounting challenges, we see encouraging signs that Singapore businesses are moving in the right direction with some even starting to reap tangible business benefits from their DevOps implementation."
While the majority of Singapore enterprises are no longer questioning the need for DevOps, some still report various obstacles to implementing DevOps, including the difficulty in justifying its implementation from an ROI standpoint (34%), organizational complexity (27%), and alignment of roles and responsibilities across development and operations (26%).
To address these obstacles, and as part of their implementation of a DevOps methodology, Singapore enterprises are expected to make several savvy investments over the next year including investing in more training (66%), redesigning processes (66%) and hiring new resources with the necessary skills (66%).
Furthermore, in a new observation that did not feature in previous years' studies, 31% of Singapore respondents revealed that they will be investing in a consulting firm with a DevOps practice to assist them with their implementation, underscoring the pressure businesses are facing to deliver better software faster than ever before.
Other key Singapore findings include:
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650 senior IT and business leaders from financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail telecommunications and media / entertainment in six markets in Asia Pacific and Japan, namely Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore, participated in the CA Technologies-sponsored study conducted by Vanson Bourne. This is part of a global survey involving nine other countries in the Americas, and EMEA. Click here to download the whitepaper and learn more about the study.
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Alumni Association
The John Cabot Alumni Association was established in 1995 to help create a sense of community among alumni and the University. Whether you attended John Cabot for a semester or all four years, we consider you a part of our Alumni community, which is comprised of over 10,000 members.
The recently established Office of Development and Alumni Affairs is committed to coordinating with the Alumni Association to create a strong network of Alumni. We aim to connect local alum with each other, organize events and reunions, support your professional endeavors, and invite you to return to Rome to visit your Alma Mater.