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Private Equity - Hudson Clean Energy
Recurrent Energy
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Date of Initial Investment: 2008
Recurrent Energy is an independent power producer and a leading developer of distributed solar photovoltaic ("PV") projects for utilities, government and commercial customers. The distributed power business is characterized by the consolidated ownership of a distributed portfolio of sub-utility scale generation assets where the PPAs and feed-in tariffs provide high visibility revenue streams that are contracted for 15 - 20 years. In November 2010, Hudson sold the company to Sharp Energy Corporation of Japan.
Landis + Gyr
Headquarters: Zug, Switzerland
Date of Initial Investment: 2010
Landis + Gyr is a leading global supplier of electricity meters and a global leader in energy management solutions for utilities. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, the company has operations across 30 countries with over 5,000 employees and 8,000 customers worldwide. The company supplies both traditional meters used mainly to measure electricity consumption and smart meters embedded with advanced communication functionality. Landis + Gyr is well positioned to capitalize on attractive industry dynamics due to its strong market position and broad product portfolio. The company was acquired by Toshiba Corporation in July 2011.
GSE Investment Corporation
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Date of Initial Investment: 2012
GSEI is a China-based developer and operator of solid waste to energy ("WTE") and tap water / wastewater treatment projects ("W/WW"). The company manages a fleet of high quality, profitable and operating projects in the regions of Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu, including a flagship WTE project in Beijing that is the largest WTE plant in Asia. Led by a pioneer of China's WTE and W/WW sectors, the company is poised for strong near-term growth supported by China's trajectory of rapid economic development and urbanization. In December 2014, Hudson sold its stake in the company to Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited.
Green Campus Partners
Headquarters: Edison, NJ
Date of Initial Investment: 2010
Green Campus Partners ("GCP") is a pioneering development and financial solutions firm for the rapidly expanding energy efficiency and distributed generation markets. Led by a group of highly experienced energy services and financial executives with over 80 years experience, GCP focuses on development, financing, and implementation of projects in two key energy services segments: energy efficiency and distributed generation. Delivery partners include leading energy services companies and project financiers, who work with GCP to help its end-use clients achieve their energy, facility infrastructure and overall financial objectives. In March 2015, the company was acquired by Sterling National Bank.
Element Power
Headquarters: London
Date of Initial Investment: 2008
Element Power is focused on global utility-scale renewable power generation, specifically in wind and solar power. With a strong management team, Element is well-positioned to develop and acquire a portfolio of high-value wind and solar generation assets. Element Power is expected to generate superior returns in the rapidly expanding renewable energy market by focusing on the project development segment of the value chain.
SoloPower Systems, Inc.
Headquarters: Portland, OR
Date of Initial Investment: 2008
SoloPower Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of solar PV cells and modules from the thin film copper, indium, gallium and selenium ("CIGS") material system on a flexible substrate using a continuous, roll-to-roll manufacturing process. SoloPower expects to sell its product to commercial and industrial ("C&I") rooftop installations through project developers, utilities or intermediate distributors. SoloPower's module product offerings compete favorably against alternative offerings from other thin film manufacturers due to their relatively lower cost of production and relatively higher performance. The product can be sold into established markets, where it achieves a competitive advantage through lower installation costs by eliminating mounting systems, and in new markets where the product's lightweight properties allow it to be installed on roofs that cannot otherwise support the weight of a conventional PV system.
Silicor Materials, Inc.
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Date of Initial Investment: 2008
Silicor Materials, Inc. (formerly Calisolar, Inc.) is a manufacturer of solar and aluminum products, including the leading high-quality, low-cost solar silicon. The company has silicon purification operations at the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Calisolar Canada Inc., located in Ontario, Canada, and a state-of-the-art research and development center in Berlin, Germany. Due to its proprietary manufacturing processes, solar wafers and cells using Silicor Materials' product are indistinguishable from other high-performance PV products at a lower cost than conventional solar manufacturers.
Wind to Power System
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Date of Initial Investment: 2008
w2pS is a global provider of products and services aimed at addressing the issue of renewable energy grid integration. Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, w2pS is a rapidly growing company primarily engaged in designing, supplying, and installing power control and conversion devices for the wind and solar sectors. The company has developed a suite of grid integration products which, among other things, provides low voltage ride-through capability and reactive power control and caters to a rapidly expanding global market including Spain, Germany, China, and the United States. As renewable energy penetration has grown, w2pS is well positioned to access both wind and solar markets, as well as other renewable markets as technologies mature.
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy
Headquarters: Morristown, NJ
Date of Initial Investment: 2010
Hudson has established Eagle Creek Renewable Energy as a platform for small-scale hydro-electric asset roll-up in the U.S. The company has a portfolio of operating projects in Northeast and Midwest U.S. The company plans to expand its footprint through further acquisitions and asset development.
Powermat Technologies
Headquarters: Neve Ilan, Israel
Date of Initial Investment: 2012
Powermat is the leading provider of wireless power solutions (>65% market share) and is well positioned to maintain that leadership due to its innovative business model, experienced management team and strategic partners, which include Procter & Gamble and General Motors. Powermat is initially focused on providing wireless, energy-efficient charging solutions for portable electronic devices, particularly smartphones.
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The Network's Addiction Services provide a continuum of services to people dealing with an addiction: prevention, treatment, hospitalization and follow-up. These services:
• Are person-centred;
• Are recovery-based;
• Involve the family and natural caregivers;
• Are linked to the community;
• Are based on efficient practices.
Are you affected directly or indirectly (through your partner, parents, or friends) by addiction to alcohol, drugs, prescription medication, smoking, and/or gambling? If so, a range of specialized services are available to you, namely:
• Assessment of your situation and needs;
• Individual, family, and group services;
• Program for youth aged 12 to 19 and their parents;
• Educational and prevention services offered at school, at work, and to the general public;
• Admission services for detox and for relapse prevention in Edmundston, Campbellton, and Tracadie-Sheila (available 24/7, by telephone or in person);
• 21-day residential rehab program offered in Campbellton.
Visiting hours are the same in all the Network's hospitals.
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Here's Roxy sticking her toes in the Atlantic for the very first time. She was a bit freaked out by the waves at first. But she waded in with me pretty deep and even sat down in the water for a marshmallow! Seka on the other hand would rather have all of her other toes amputated than stick one of them in the ocean.
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This squad is made up of our top level boys and girls working on tumbles at National Levels 1 to 7. Training is at Booker Gym Club and other purpose built gymnastic facilities. Tumble runs comprise of up to 8 linked moves, fast down a carbon fibre track. Moves include skills such as Round off, Barani, Flics, Whips, Full Twisting Whips Front & Back Somersaults, Double Somersaults & Twisting Somersaults.
Gymnasts in this squad are given the opportunity to compete at County, Regional & National Competitions across the year.
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Agua Bendita Skyflower Maggie Shirt
Right on trend this season, the Agua Bendita Skyflower Maggie Shirt is a serious must have. The off the shoulder top in blue floral print features adjustable drawstring at neckline with braided ties and fringe tassel tie end detailing. The cold shoulder shirt offers soft elastic at midriff and sleeve ends to keep it in place. Pair it with the Skyflower Pippa Shorts or throw it on over the matching Skyflower bikini.
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text: Dear colleagues, The deadline for submissions to the 1st International Workshop on *Socio-Technical Perspective in IS development* (STPIS'15) has been extended to 30 Mars 2015 The main */purpose /*of the workshop is to arrange */discussions /*on using a socio-technical perspective in IS development, the long term goal being to make this workshop a/*meeting place for the community of IS researchers and practitioners*/ interested in the socio-technical approach. The discussions will start with a keynote by Prof. Ian Sommerville on: "/*Designing software for a million users: it's not about the technology*/" The workshop is attached to CAiSE'15 conference (http://caise2015.dsv.su.se/) and will be held on 9th June 2015 Full description see at http://stpis2015.blogs.dsv.su.se/ Short description is presented below --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Despite that a socio-technical perspective has been around for over a half century, it is often forgotten in the Information Systems (IS) discourse today. Consequently, many "new approaches" appear to reflect on IS systems problems, such as modern IT systems poorly adjusted to the external or/and internal environment (e.g. market, organizational culture) of organizations in which they are (to be) deployed. We strongly believe that it is high time the social-technical perspective took its proper place in IS research, practice and teaching. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 1. Case studies using socio-technical approach 2. Information system design using socio-technical approach 3. Socio-technical comparative studies of technology/IS adoption 4. Socio-technical analysis, design, development and integration of – health care systems – crisis management systems – information security management systems – learning systems – privacy enhanced technology 5. Societal Security from a socio-technical perspective 6. Ethnographic and Anthropological aspects of IS design and adoption 7. IT business alignment from a socio-technical perspective 8. Using Viable System Model (VSM) for analysis and design of socio-technical systems We invite submissions of short and long papers and multi-media materials in the following categories: Position papers Idea papers Experience reports Research papers Multi-media. Besides papers, we accept submissions in form of multi-media materials, for example, recorded video or animated presentation, describing industrial experience of using socio-technical perspective for IS analysis or development. In case of acceptance, an extended abstract is published in the workshop proceedings, while the multi-media material itself or a link to it is placed on the workshop site. Preliminary deadlines ------------------------------ Abstracts - 23th of March 2015 Papers - 30 Marsh 2015 Notification - 30 April 2015 Camera ready - 15 May 2015 Workshop - 9 June Proceedings ----------------- We are planning to produce proceedings on-line via CEUR services <http://stpis2015.blogs.dsv.su.se/submission-format/ceur-ws.org>. 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DSV, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Gil Regev, EPFL, Switzerland Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK Lars Taxén, Linköping University, Sweden Moufida Sadok, Higher Institute of Technological Studies in Communication in Tunis, Tunisia Federico Cabitza, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy Paolo Spagnoletti, LUISS, Rome, Italy Fredrik Bjørk, DSV, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden José Abdelnour Nocera, University of West London, UK Steven Alter, University of San Francisco, US Francesco Bolici, UniCLAM, Italy ------------------------------------- Stockholm is a beautiful city, especially in Summer. Hope to see you there. 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About the Looking for and Finding of Love(Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe)Germany 2005 / 110 min
Dir: Helmut Dietl, script: Helmut Dietl, Patrick Süskind, DoP: Jürgen Jürges, music: Dario Farina, Harold Faltermeyer, cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Alexandra Maria Lara, Uwe Ochsenknecht, prod: Diana Film / Fanes Film, sales: Beta Cinema
The composer Mimi Nachtigal and the singer Venus Morgenstern fall madly in love with each other, fight for seven years, and then break up. After their separation, they both come to the painful realisation that they each have lost the love of their life. At first, they try to drown their sorrows in two very different, but pragmatic ways: Venus takes on a new boyfriend, Mimi kills himself. But when it finally occurs to them for Mimi in the afterworld and for Venus in the here and now that they simply cannot be without each other, it almost seems too late. Desperate but unswerving in her belief in love, a love that goes even beyond death, Venus descends into the underworld, like Orpheus, to find and bring back her lost love... In German, with English and Estonian subtitles


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There's a saying that the devil is in the details. And when it comes to wedding planning fights, that saying couldn't be more true. "While you may argue about the big things, like the budget or venue, you're likely going to bicker most often about the little things," warns Amy Nichols, owner of Amy Nichols Special Events and co-founder of The Poppy Group. "Recognizing early that even the small things require cooperation and consideration will help the wedding planning process flow much more easily."
With that in mind, here are five little things that can lead to big wedding fights, and how to solve — or better yet, avoid — each one.
1. Your partner's attire.
We know what the bride wears on the big day is a big deal. But you may find yourself bickering if your partner wants to pair a tuxedo with his Chuck Taylor's. "Brides and grooms often argue over the look and style that is expected of them on the wedding day," says Nichols. "Staying as true to the actual likeness of the couple in everyday life is always the best bet. But arguing happens when couples can't agree on what that is exactly."
2. Your invitation wording.
You may have never imagined you'd have war or words with your significant other over your invitation wording. But, as Two Little Birds Planning owner Jaclyn Fisher explains, the order in which you list your parents on this piece of paper can be a touchy subject, especially if one set is footing the bill for your big day. Don't let wording lead to a disagreement between you by choosing a neutral invitation phase, such as, "along with their parents," Fisher suggests.
See More: 3 Brides on the Fights They Always Have with Their Grooms
3. The cost of a small item.
When you've already booked and paid for the big things, it can be easy to overlook that little costs can quickly add up. "Favors cost how much? It's not uncommon for one partner to begin calculating the small things and begin getting frustrated by the total," says Nichols. "This finds you arguing about whether the mercury glass candle holder is worth the extra $2." Sidestep this argument by building even the smallest items into your initial budget, and being open about your spending as you plan.
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Whether driven by finances for a costly out-of-town celebration or concern your partner will cross the line, couple's often fight over these particular parties, says Fisher. "Avoid arguments by discussing your feelings, possible scenarios, and how you would both handle them if they arise," she suggests, adding it's best to host the parties far before the wedding, which will give everyone time to recover and recoup.
5. Your wedding flowers.
It's tough to imagine bickering over something so beautiful. But when you ask your beau to choose between English garden or American beauty roses and get a non-committal answer, an argument can soon blossom. "It's not the actual flowers causing the fight," says Fisher. "It's the groom's lack of involvement or opinion." So, be sure to clearly communicate to your partner how much you value and need his opinion. Or, "if it's already an issue, don't let it escalate," encourages Fisher. "Let him know that you want him involved so the wedding reflects both of you."


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I've got two more polishes from I<3NP to show you sometime this month and they're both gorgeous, so keep an eye out for those! Gee, this has been a very wordy post. Do I need to ask questions at the end of posts or will you comment anyways? ;)
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A new Social Compact to support Aboriginal traditional owners in the Gladstone region during negotiations around projects on Aboriginal land is an important step in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the Maritime Union of Australia said today.
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The compact between the Gureng Gureng peoples and 17 Queensland unions will be signed on Thursday.
MUA Assistant National Secretary, Ian Bray said the agreement was crucial to ensuring Aboriginal people got their share of Queensland's $50 billion mining and minerals processing industries.
"This social compact agreement is historic because it puts reality-based concrete steps behind good intentions," Mr Bray said.
"The framework of an agreement will mean that project and wage negotiations will pave the way for a further closing the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, who are the traditional owners of the economic resources, and the rest of the community.
"It will also mean unions are partners with the Gureng Gureng when it comes to future development agreements.
"This agreement strengthens and builds on the role the MUA has always been proud to play in the advancement of social justice."
Social Compact - Comments by Gwen Taylor, Indigenous Industrial Officer, Queensland Council of Unions:
Social Compact with the Gureng Gureng people occurred with a phone call from Uncle Mal Walker, he had been speaking with Uncle Terry O'Shane and they had discussed the Social Compact Agreement with the NQLC.
Uncle Mal saw this as a great opportunity for his mob and contact me to arrange a meeting with myself and Ron Monaghan (QCU General Secretary) after the initial discussions, we had a few hick ups, with an Board election of the and a changing of positions on the Port Curtis Native Title claimant group. But with the assistance of Uncle Mal and Uncle Terry O'Shane I was able to organise a meeting between representative of the signatory unions and the traditional custodians in Gladstone in June.
At this meeting, several unions sent representatives, and also in attendance was Ian Bray and Uncle Terry O'Shane. Over the two days we nutted out any issues concerns and discussed strategies to implement this document once it was signed.
The Elders also added a distinctly Gureng Gureng touches to the skeleton document.
I then brought the draft document back to Brisbane and started discussions with the Trade Unions. Once these discussions where completed, artwork was discussed, ceremony etc., the decision was made to hold the ceremony in Gladstone on 6 th December.
Further comment: Watch the videos below from Assistant National Secretary Ian Bray, QLD Deputy Branch Secretary Trevor Munday, NT Branch Organiser Thomas Mayor and Gwen Talyor, Indigenous Industrial Officer from the Queensland Council of Unions.


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Park Regis Birmingham has appointed experienced chef Tom Biddle as Executive Chef, with responsibility for all of the hotel's food and beverage offerings.
Opening late March, the 253-bedroom four-star hotel will boast two main outlets, its fourth floor 1565 Restaurant - the year that Five Ways dates back to - and its 16th floor Pan-Asian rooftop restaurant and bar. The hotel's executive lounge will also offer food and drink to guests while its 15th floor conference and meeting spaces will have banqueting options for up to 160 delegates.
Biddle, who trained at UCB, joins Park Regis after a string of high-profile catering roles including executive and head chef positions across the UK, most recently at Tudor Park Marriott in Kent, where he became the group's youngest ever head chef at the age of 25.
"This is the first Park Regis hotel in the Northern Hemisphere and I'm looking forward to starting with a new team, new kitchens and new equipment. The 1565 restaurant has a modern, contemporary theme and will feature signature dishes, grills and classics, as well as traditional dishes from the Midlands area. It has a seasonal menu and we are working with local suppliers to source fresh produce and ingredients. The 16th floor Pan-Asian restaurant will have incredible views across the city and will become a destination for diners. We'll be revealing much more about that soon.
"The upper four-star quality that we're offering will really help us make a difference against our competitors in the area, while starting with a fresh team before the hotel opens means we can bond and work together to start as we mean to go on."
For more information visit www.parkregisbirmingham.co.uk
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So Lately I have been really into teaching myself how to decorate cakes...so here are some pictures of a few of the cakes that I have done!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Partying at Dash Point
Since last Saturday was extremely hot then after going camping Nikki and I decided to spend rest of the afternoon at Dash Point State Park. It seems like about half of Federal Way had that same idea. Not only were there a ton of people at the beach, but it was at high tide making it even more crowded. Despite how crowded it was it was still a great place to be able to soak up the sun. Sometimes it is even more fun when there are a lot of people because you end up running into people you know and also getting to just sit around and watch people. It's amazing how many people that should not be wearing bikini's were wearing bikini's...anyways....After sitting on our towels for awhile we decided that we wanted to get away from the heat and the crowd for awhile (although we could have gone into the water to do that, high tide also means a lot of gross seaweed at the shoreline). We decided to hike up the "famous dirt hill". I had never climbed up this hill and figured that it is something that everyone has to do once in there life. Me and Nikki struggled are way up the hill until we finally made it to the top (We sort of felt dumb that it took us so long when a lady probably 3 times older then us climbed up the hill in a quarter of the time...oh well..we were tired from camping I guess). After getting to the top and climbing into this cool little cave..the only thing left to do was slide down the dirty hill back down to the beach. I ended up getting pretty dirty from sliding/ slipping down the dirt hill..but oh well..good times.
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Camping at Ensign Ranch
This past weekend I went to a five stake young single adult camp out at Ensign Ranch. I must say that it was the perfect weekend to go camping, the weather was in the 80's for most of the time. I went with Nikki Wheelwright, Bobby Kaler, Danny Knechtel and JJ Knechtel. It was a lot of fun getting to spend some time actually hanging out with people rather than sitting at home, which is what I have done a lot lately because most of my friends are still in school. There was probably only about 60 people at the activity but it was still a ton of fun. Nikki and I decided that since it was a campout we wanted to sleep outside under the stars rather then in the cabins with the rest of the group. I have to admit I didn't sleep well that night...mostly because I had a strange fear that if I fell asleep a bear would eat me. I'm happy to say that did not happen and I was able to wake up the next morning alive and well. It was a bit awkward when we woke up because there were about 20 people standing around us waiting for breakfast who were staring at us...I'm pretty sure they were just jealous.
The rest of the day was spent having a fireside and testimony meeting, then heading off to a service project where we raked wood...I don't really know the purpose of it...but I guess it's always good to do service. Over at the area where we did the service project we found a rope swing that was also a lot of fun...just a little high off the ground...and since I'm slightly afraid of heights it was sort of scary..but not really. After the service project and lunch then the majority of the people left to go home...but we decided to go check out the water since it was very hot outside. We opted not to go to the lake for fear of leeches, so we drove down to where the river ran. The river was brown and very cold so I only got my feet in there before we all decided that it would be best to leave home. On the way home we stopped by North Bend which is always fun. The temperature there was 98 degrees...crazy. All in all it was a great way to spend the weekend enjoying the outdoors and having tons of fun!
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
It's a blog!
Since everyone seems to be starting their own blogs it reminded me that I actually started a blog several years ago for my classes. I decided to bring it up to date...but I really don't have much going on in my life to document...so we'll see how it goes. I deleted most of my writing projects that I had on my blog, but I decided that I would keep one essay that I had to write about my cousins my junior year. I am kind of obsessed with my family, so I decided that it would be best to keep that essay. Well...hopefully I come up with something amazing to write soon!
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From neighbors as babies, to pen pals, to a couple
Neighbors as babies, couple reconnected from opposite coasts briefly in elementary school and via e-mail later in life
The day Justin Manus proposed to Jenna Goldman in December 2009, nothing seemed to go according to his plan. Jenna, stressed over Christmas shopping, canceled Justin's plans for a romantic brunch and shot down his suggestion of going out for evening cocktails.
"I didn't have a huge backlog of ideas for a contingency plan," said Justin, who had told his and Jenna's families that the proposal would be happening that day.
Evening set in and Justin knew he was running out of time. He impulsively grabbed Goldman's hand as they crossed the intersection of 19th Street and Texas Street near their Potrero Hill home. In the crosswalk, with the San Francisco cityscape as his backdrop, he dropped to one knee.
As he slipped the ring onto a hyperventilating Jenna's finger, a family emerged from the corner house holding a bottle of Champagne. They had seen the impromptu proposal from their window, and came down to toast to the happy strangers.
On June 4, 2011, a year and a half later, in the very same crosswalk, Justin and Jenna exchanged wedding vows. This time, the couple was prepared for every contingency. With the help of wedding planner Jean Marks, they secured the proper permits from the city, alerted neighbors, rented street barricades and portable toilets and left enough room for emergency vehicles to navigate around the makeshift aisle.
They had 100 white umbrellas on hand to protect their guests from raindrops, and Jenna had a pair of white rain boots to pair with her gown in case of a downpour.
"It was definitely more complicated than most venues," said Marks, who has worked in the San Francisco wedding industry for almost 20 years. "A lot of my wedding-planner friends would ask me, 'How's that street wedding going?' But this location was really personal for Jenna and Justin, and it really is worth it to make it happen."
The wedding details took 18 months to plan, but the relationship itself was 29 years in the making. Justin and Jenna first met in their families' Philadelphia neighborhood - and, at the time, they were both in diapers.
Their parents were neighbors and friends, and Jenna and Justin were born the same year. But the Manus family relocated to San Francisco when Justin was only 18 months old. For the next two decades, Jenna and Justin rarely kept in touch, except for a brief stint as elementary-school pen pals.
Both enrolled in college in the early 2000s, Justin at Stanford and Jenna at Bowdoin College in Maine. And both were frustrated with the dating scene.
In 2005, they once again became pen pals. They began to e-mail each other in preparation for a ski trip both families were going to take. The ski trip was ultimately canceled, but the e-mails continued. They were inconsequential notes at first - she wrote about her love of buffalo wings, and he wrote about falling off his bike - but both came to look forward to checking their inboxes.
"It was like the movie 'You've Got Mail,' " Jenna said.
After nearly six months of e-mails, Justin decided he wanted to see Jenna in person. His family was taking a summer trip to Russia, and he nonchalantly suggested they have dinner with the Goldmans on their East Coast layover.
"Imagine going on your first date with your whole family," Justin said, laughing. But all the relatives didn't stop him from noticing that Jenna "looked beautiful."
Her mother, Susan Sargent, fondly remembers how clueless she was about the reason behind the night's dinner. "Mitchell and I were so happy to see Carol and Clark (Manus) that we ended up ignoring the kids," she said.
After the family dinner ended, Justin and Jenna went out for a drink. "The real date," according to Jenna.
"He walked me home at 3 a.m., and he called me the next day from the airport," she said, smiling.
The next four years were a flurry of cross-country plane trips. She went to business school in Texas, and his job with Hewlett-Packard kept him in the Bay Area. But as soon as she graduated in the spring of 2009, Jenna moved to San Francisco to work for AOL and hoped to make her home with Justin for good.
"We could not have been happier," said Carol Manus about her son's engagement. "We thought it was hysterically funny. If we had tried to arrange this relationship, it would never have worked, but they discovered it on their own."
"You want your kids to find someone to spend the rest of their lives with," Sargent said, "You just don't think it's going to be someone they've known their whole life."
The crosswalk nuptials came to a close with cheers from the 200 wedding guests, plus a few curious joggers and neighbors who had gathered to take photos from their porches and rooftops. Justin's sister, Taylor, and Jenna's brother, Andrew, surveyed the scene and offered a fitting toast.
"We're so happy for you ... and we wonder which of these neighbors' kids your children will grow up to marry."
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House prices continue to fall
Published: 01 November, 2010
LONDON: House prices in England and Wales dipped 0.1% in October from a year earlier, a survey by property data firm Hometrack showed today.
This is the first year-on-year fall since January.
Hometrack, which asks estate agents and surveyors to give achievable selling prices for different types of homes in every post code in England and Wales, said prices were down 0.9% on the month - the biggest monthly drop since January 2009.
The figures concur with other housing market surveys showing a broad slowdown in activity and prices. Analysts expect further decline as the economy slows next year when government spending cuts and tax rises start to bite.
"Further price falls are inevitable in the run up to Christmas and are likely to continue to fall into the first half of 2011," said Richard Donnell, director of research at Hometrack.


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Florida Panthers
Injury-depleted Florida Panthers call up top prospects Mike Matheson, Kyle Rau
The injury-riddled Panthers shook things up Friday by calling up two of their top prospects.
Mike Matheson and Kyle Rau — both in their first year of professional hockey after stellar collegiate careers — will make their NHL debuts Saturday night against the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
Matheson, a highly outed offensive-minded defenseman, was Florida's first-round pick in 2012 (23rd overall) and signed with the team last spring after concluding his junior season at Boston College.
Rau was a third-round pick in 2011 but, like former University of Minnesota roommate Nick Bjugstad, was Minnesota's "Mr. Hockey" after his senior year of high school.
Rau, 23, was also captain of the Gophers before leaving after his junior season last year.
On Saturday, Rau and Bjugstad will become just the fourth pair of Minnesota Mr. Hockey winners to be teammates in an NHL game.
"He was very excited to get the call; I know he's been playing very well there,'' said Bjugstad, who won the Minnesota hockey award a year before Rau in 2010. "It will be good to see him. He's proved himself at every level, I've been watching him since we were little kids. I'm sure he will do good here."
To make room on the roster, Florida sent forward John McFarland and defenseman Brent Regner back to its AHL team in Portland, Maine.
Rau is expected to join Derek MacKenzie on Florida's fourth line Saturday; Matheson will play with Steven Kampfer.
The duo will also be the fifth and sixth players to make their NHL debut with the Panthers this season.
"Michael is an incredible skater, is a big-strong kid and can move the puck,'' said Tom Rowe, Florida's associate general manager who coached both in Portland earlier this season.
"Kyle is a little pit bull, has incredible courage. In every league he's been in, people have said he's not good enough. He keeps proving them all wrong.''
The Panthers had resisted the urge to promote either player this season despite their play (Rau is tied for the team lead with 17 goals; Matheson leads Portland's defensemen with five) to help condition them to the rigors of professional hockey and help season their games.
Both Rau and Matheson — who turns 22 later this month — were definite candidates to make the Panthers out of training camp next season, but with so many injuries, their development path has been sped up a bit.
The Panthers are expected to get center Sasha Barkov and defenseman Erik Gudbranson back from suspected concussions Thursday against visiting Arizona.
"We've been switching guys in and out, giving them opportunity,'' coach Gerard Gallant said. "This is definitely fun. I'm sure they will be excited to play their game. ... We think they'll give us a boost because they've both been playing really well.''
Said Jaromir Jagr: "We're missing a lot of good players. I don't think we're in top form right now, so we just need to find those points. That's what the good teams do; although they may not feel perfect, they find ways to get the points, find ways to win."
▪ Jagr pulled within a goal of Brett Hull for third place on the NHL's all-time list with his third period goal in Florida's 2-1 shootout loss to San Jose on Thursday.
Jagr, only the second forward to score a goal after his 44th birthday behind Gordie Howe, said he isn't one to reflect on his accomplishments while in the moment.
"I'm just trying to make sure we play good hockey, I play good hockey,'' Jagr said. "If I play good, it's just a matter of time before I score it.''
Goalie Roberto Luongo often jokes about himself and Jagr reaching a "milestone a night," but says Jagr's next goal is going to be a big one.
"It is fun to be part of it, the guys are excited,'' Luongo said. "But we're not too focused on it while on the ice. When it happens, it happens, and we'll be happy for him.''
▪ Luongo spent this week working hard in practice as backup Al Montoya made both starts against Pittsburgh and San Jose — earning three of the possible four points in the standings.
"He has given us a chance every time he's played," Luongo said.
On Friday, Luongo was the only goalie on the ice for Florida's optional skate and worked as if it was a training camp session.
Luongo will be back in net Saturday against the Jets and said the week of work did him nothing but good.
"It's been good, I haven't had a lot of time to work on my game since the start of the season,'' he said. "I had four or five good practices this week, went out early with [goalie coach] Robb Tallas and feel really good out there. I'm ready for Saturday.''
Saturday: Jets at Panthers
When, where: 7 p.m., BB&T Center, Sunrise.
TV, radio: FSFL; WQAM (560), WMEN (640), WNMA (1210).
Series: Winnipeg leads 45-33-5.
Scouting report: The Jets rallied from a 4-1 deficit before losing 6-5 in a shootout Thursday in Tampa. Winnipeg has lost its past two and five of eight this month.


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Microsoft officially announced a version of Windows 10 to, primarily, take-on Chromebooks in the education sector. Windows 10 S is centred on the Edge Browser, Office 365 applications and the Microsoft Store. The goal is to target schools with a simplified operating system that is secure, easier to maintain and whose performance is not compromised with low-cost hardware.
It is understandable, in the education sector, to maintain security, to lock laptops to known sources to simplify maintenance. Outside education general users may find the operating system restricting but I still think there remains a substantial user-base that will choose Windows 10 S. Windows 10 S works better with entry level hardware (specifically with smaller storage) and the popularity of a capable entry-level laptop, as demonstrated with the HP Stream range, could mean many users find their needs better met, considering the limitations of low-end hardware, by adopting Windows 10 S.
However, the same case cannot be made with higher end hardware. Other than the Surface, which offers a free upgrade from Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Pro, there will be a $50 fee to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. The problem is that I cannot see a significant demand to opt for a more restricted operating system, on mid-range to high-end hardware, when a device's specification is capable of running Windows 10 Pro with no compromises. The added fee might further put-off users that view it an unnecessary cost to a machine that is expected, for its price category, to do more.
Even in the entry-level category, Microsoft might struggle against Chromebooks, whether in the education sector or beyond. Compared to the Edge browser, Chrome offers a richer catalogue of applications and extensions. Further, a wider selection of applications is further extended, compared to the Windows Store, with the gradual rolling out of Google Play to more Chromebooks.
To make Windows 10 S work in the entry-level category, the main issue is if Microsoft can get third-party developers to develop applications to enhance the Microsoft Store. There is the possibility that Microsoft might revive 'Project Centennial' - a project aiming to renew the desktop PC - through converting desktop apps to universal apps that may be accessed via the Windows Store. Continuum is another example of Microsoft aiming to push the continuity of applications from the traditional desktop to other devices in a PC connect era. At this moment, however, Chrome OS and its gradual integration with Google Play, is the better option in both education and cloud-centric computing.


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Tamsin Relly
Tamsin Relly is a London based visual artist who works across a range of media – including painting, print-making and drawing. South African born, she moved to London in 2009 and completed her Masters in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School in 2011.
Relly's practice reflects on the increasingly disrupted weather conditions of a shifting global climate and explores notions of wilderness, erased or constructed for industry or leisure.
Drawing reference material from both found media imagery and first hand observations, Relly works with the fluid and unpredictable qualities of painting and printmaking to present impressions of urban and natural environments in states of uncertainty or impermanence.
- Tamsin Relly features in a project.


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Under the Child Support Standards Act, when determining child support the Court will combine the parental income and multiply that sum, up to $136,000.00, by the appropriate percentage based on the amount of children there are in the marriage. The percentages are: (1) 17% for one child; (2) 25% for two children; (3) 29% for three children; (4) 31% for four children; and (5) 35% for five or more children.
If the Court decides that the amount of the child support dictated by the Child Support Standards Act is unjust or inappropriate, the Court may, in its discretion, deviate from the guidelines. The Court may increase or decrease the amount of support ordered. However, before the Court can take such action, it must first determine what the guidelines call for and then specifically explain in its order the reason for the deviation. In deciding to deviate from the guidelines, the Court must consider the following nine factors: (1) the financial resources of the parents; (2) the physical and emotional health of the child and his or her special needs and aptitudes; (3) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed but for the dissolution of the household; (4) the tax consequences; (5) the non-monetary contributions that the parents will make toward the child; (6) the educational needs of the either parent; (7) a determination that the gross income of one parent is substantially less than the other parent's gross income; (8) the needs of other children that the non-custodial parent is supporting, if not already taken into account, and the financial resources of the person also obligated to support such other children, provided that the resources available to support such other children are less than those available to the children for whom support is now being considered; and (9) provided that the child is not on public assistance, extraordinary visitation expenses of the non-custodial parent or expense incurred by the non-custodial parent during extended visitation that reduce the expenses of the custodial parent. Finally, in addition to these nine factors, the Court may consider any other factor it deems relevant.
What if the combined income is greater than $136,000.00? The guidelines are mandatory up to $136,000.00. For income above the $136,000.00 guideline, the Court may apply the guidelines or it may apply discretionary factors provided for use in determine whether application of the guidelines is unjust or inappropriate. So the bottom line is that if parental income exceeds $136,000.00, the Court may either apply the guidelines or may base its determination on previously mentioned nine factors or a hybrid of the two.
LEARNING POINT: Child support is a complicated. There are tax consequences to be considered and once income exceeds $136,000.00, being able to articulate to the Court how you would like the Court to determine the amount of child support is of paramount importance. Call us today for a free consultation to discuss your options and begin preparing your case.


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If you're interested in playing music, why not consider playing a brass instrument? Brass instruments are classified by the way they produce sound. The player vibrates their lips, and the sound is produced from those vibrations through air in a tube. This section of instruments is recognized for its bright, rich sound. These instruments are common in orchestras and symphonies, and they're great for beginners. Start by exploring the following common brass instruments.
The trumpet is perhaps the most popular of all the brass instruments. It's the highest register instrument in the brass family. Thanks to its beautiful and noticeable tone, the trumpet stands out in almost all compositions and contributes heavily to most melodies. There are numerous types of trumpets, but the most common is the B-flat trumpet. It features three valves, which in different combinations change the notes.
Trumpets date back to around 1500 BC and have been historically used as signaling devices in hunting and in battle. It was only in the late 14th or early 15th century that it started being used as a musical instrument.
The trumpet is used in multiple styles of music, from concert bands and orchestras to jazz ensembles and pop music. Songs you might recognize that use the trumpet include All You Need is Love by The Beetles and Cheerleader by OMI.
The cornet is so closely related to the trumpet that the two are often confused. The cornet's tubing, however, is shaped differently, and it has a more mellow tone. That said, the cornet is similar enough to the trumpet that cornet players can play off the same music written for trumpets. Trumpet players can easily switch to and from playing the cornet and vice versa.
The trombone is a unique instrument in that it uses a telescoping slide to change the length of its tubing and therefore change the notes played. Most instruments, on the other hand, use keys or valves to change the notes. Though it sounds like the trombone would be more complicated to play, it's still a suitable instrument for beginners.
The most common trombones are the tenor and bass trombones, though there are several other styles. The B-flat trombone is pitched an octave below the B-flat trumpet and an octave above the B-flat tuba. The trombone is a low brass instrument, that often plays parts written similarly to the tuba.
It's believed that the trombone originated from the Medieval trumpet and evolved sometime around the 14th century to help musicians play more notes. Trombone solos can be heard in popular music like Biding My Time by Pink Floyd.
The tuba is the largest instrument in the brass family. That also makes it the lowest pitched instrument, making it suitable for playing the baseline. Like the trumpet, the tuba uses valves to change notes. Depending on the type of tuba, they can have anywhere from three to six valves with a few rare exceptions. Most beginners use three-valve tubas due to their ease of use and their lower cost.
The tuba originated around the mid-19th century and is commonly used in orchestras and concert bands.
The baritone horn, oftentimes simply referred to as the baritone, looks similar to the tuba, but it's much smaller. The baritone is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family. Like the trumpet and tuba, it uses piston-style valves to change notes, and it's pitched in concert B-flat.
Baritones can play music written in either bass clef or treble clef. When written in treble clef, the baritone fingerings become the same as the trumpet only pitched an octave lower. However, the baritone typically plays parts written for the tenor trombone in concert band.
French Horn
The French horn is a strange instrument at first glance. It features a series of tubes all wrapped into a circle. There is a flared bell at the end where the player inserts his or her right hand while playing. The player can use this hand to help control the pitch of the instrument. The player's left hand is used to move the valves. Most modern French horns use rotary valves, but there are a few older styles that use piston valves. This is a high-pitched instrument and is the third highest sounding one in the brass family.
The French horn produces a subdued sound. This helps contrast with the trumpet in a concert band setting. Most French horns are tuned to F, though there are less common varieties tuned to B-flat. The name "French horn" is used because in the late 17th century, the French were the main manufacturers of horns. They're credited with creating the shape of this instrument. Instead of calling it simply by "horn," which could be confused with almost any instrument, the word "French" helps distinguish the particular instrument.
Though the mellophone is a less common brass instrument, you might still see it being used in concert bands and orchestras. Because it's pitched in the key of F like the French horn, it can be used as a substitute for the French horn. You'll commonly see this in marching bands because the bell points out instead of to the side to help guide the sound toward the crowd. The origins of the mellophone date back to the 19th century during a period where horn design was booming.
Like other instruments in this category, the mellophone features valves. It uses the same fingerings as the trumpet and alto horn, making it easy for musicians to switch between instruments even though they're pitched in different keys.
With so many different instruments to choose from in the brass family (and even more not listed here), you should be able to find something to suit your tastes for sound and size. The beauty of the brass family is that many of the fingerings are the same from instrument to instrument. This makes it easy to switch between them with minimal adjustments. Are you interested in playing a brass instrument? Which one will you try first?


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Kathy's Story
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"Having a Sleep Study made me a new person.â€
Before having a sleep study, Kathy's sleep problems were not only becoming to her own life, but her family's as well.
She was falling asleep more than usual and had begun to even doze off at reds lights during long road trips. Her loud snoring was also posing a big problem.
For the past ten years, her symptoms had gradually worsened. Her energy level had greatly decreased and began suffering from depression. Her memory, especially short term, was also deteriorating, which started to scare her daughter and she would often check on her mother in the middle of the night.
It never really occurred to Kathy that lack of sleep could be the root of the problem.
After an appointment with her physician, he suggested she get a sleep study. The study showed Kathy was suffering from sleep apnea, which is a disorder that causes individuals to stop breathing during their sleep, often multiple times throughout the night.
Even after trying a breathing machine and a few other treatments, Kathy's sleep problems still persisted. She felt like giving up and decided just to accept the fact that she would always suffer from a sleep disorder.
But her physician convinced her otherwise, suggesting another sleep study, but with a different machine. She agreed and has seen outstanding results ever since.
Kathy's stay at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />SleepDisordersCenter was a positive experience.
"The staff was right on the ball,†she said. "The techs are great and have an excellent bedside manner.â€
She added staff members were helpful when trying on different sleep masks and catered to her individual needs.
They also helped her to obtain her own breathing machine in a timely manner. Her test was on a Tuesday and they had it to her by that Friday.
"The atmosphere is very comforting,†said Kathy. "There is a telephone so that you can call your family, you have your own television, and you can even bring your own pillow and pajamas.â€
"Having a sleep study made me a new person,†said Kathy.
Kathy's energy levels have greatly increased and her memory has also improved. Now after only four hours of good sleep, she is ready to get up and go do things.
Being that sleep apnea runs in her family, she is currently trying to convincer her siblings to get sleep studies – as they all also suffer from sleep problems.
Her advice to others who feel they may be experiencing a sleep disorder is to get a sleep study.
"Go. Don't hesitate having a sleep study,†she said. "It's not a bad experience.â€
Those who feel may be suffering from a sleep disorder and would benefit from a sleep study are encouraged to get a referral to AllianceCommunityHospital's SleepDisordersCenter. For more information, contact the center at (330) 596 – 7321.


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Mouchette by Robert Bresson…or You In the Damn River, Girl!
My husband, Claude, can be quite the dichotomous film snob. On the one hand, he adores foreign, nearly impossible to understand films. On the other hand, he adores people who imitate rednecks or backwoods people. Like John Bean, who created the character Leroy Mercer and made a bunch of prank phone calls. And some other character named Jessico White, whose wife says of him, "Now, Jessico, he got a bit of the dai-vel in him". I've heard an audio clip of some something with Jessico where he and some other guy get their car stuck in a river. The other passenger, who was confused, says something like "Where are we?" to which Jessico replies, "You in the damn river, boy, where you THANK you ayut?" To which Claude just prostrates himself in hilarious laughter, complete with hacking cough and slobber.
I digress.
Mouchette by Robert Bresson, with the possible exception of "Last House on the Left" or "200 Motels", is truly the worst movie I've ever seen. I agreed to watch this "masterpiece" with Claude, who gazed intently at the 42" television to catch every flicker of every frame, as if to turn away would make the film turn into a "Mr. Ed" rerun. Actually, for me, that would have been a vast improvement. All during the movie, I can see and hear his reaction – sighs of rapture, squinting of his kino-eye, him gesturing as if to say, "did you see THAT??"; the clickety-clack of his brain thinking "wow, this is some kinda movie, I sure am glad I'm a-watchin it."
This film, if one can call it that, is about the horrible life of a little girl and all the terrible things she must put up with – an alcoholic father, a bed-ridden mother, poachers, rapists, people trying to pick her up on bumper cars, and, gosh, I don't want to give away the climactic ending, but let's just say, you in the damn river, girl. Mouchette, get out of that river!
When I was interrogated (practically using the Gitmo method) by Claude after having wasted two hours of my life watching this waste of celluloid as to my impressions of the "film", we nearly came to fisticuffs over my saying, "I hated that." I had to hear all kinds of rebuttals: "You just don't UNDERSTAND Bresson!" "How can you say such a thing about one of the greatest films of ALL TIME?" "Didn't you see all the REFERENCES in it?" My father would have said, "I wouldn't hit a hog in the ass with the Criterion Collector's Edition of this film." Claude also got one of his film snob buddies to tell me that Bresson is an "acquired taste". So is being a dog food taster. I'd go with the latter, myself, if the choice were presented between watching Mouchette and being a dog food taster.
Bresson, in all his "wisdom", didn't even use actors for the movie – he just got ordinary people off the street …("and what PEFORMANCES he got out of them!" proclaims Claude). To say this movie is a downer is the understatement of the past several centuries. It makes the Spanish Inquisition look like It's A Small World after being Disneyfied. Now, I'm not against films that are downers, per se. But here you have a story of a little girl whose life is just pure hell, and then, well, she's in the damn river, and….the end. Or, as Bresson would say, "Fin." I just can't see where cinematic history was made, but apparently it was. Yeah. Luckily for me, a favorite director/actor of mine, Orson Welles hated Bresson too, but Claude holds that against Welles to this day. Decades after Welles' death. He reminds me of that fact to make me "feel better" that I'm in "good company" with fellow Bresson-haters. I really tried to like this. I kept telling myself, "It's arty. Claude likes it. There must be SOME redeeming quality to it." There is none. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I even agreed to re-watch it to see if I could discover any redeeming qualities. After Claude sent me the film synopsis today so I could write this review, I have reconsidered this agreement.
Being the wife of a film snob gives you all kinds of opportunties to impress your friends and neighbors by saying, "Oh, have you seen blah-blah-blah?" and being able to tell them how wonderful it is and how they should discover it, and their lives will be all the richer for it. Mouchette is not one of those films. This is one of those arty films that I would tell viewers to run far, far away from…as far as planes, trains or automobiles can carry you. Your life will not be enriched by Mouchette. You won't be smarter or artier or anything that you can boast or brag about to your friends. You'll just be depressed. And then, you might be in the damn river, boy. Don't take that chance.
I'm replacing the word "sucks" with the word "mouchettes" in my vocab. So, Mouchette mouchettes. I heard a great mouchetting sound. Less than one star. If I could give negative stars, I would.


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Today I read an article in the Washington post, "What is dragging down the economy"; I wasn't impressed but I thought the title was and excellent idea, so I wrote my own version and this is it.
Actually, the Republican Party is the major factor in dragging down the American economy; the Republicans in Congress have voted against and filibustered everything that President Obama and the Democrats have attempted to do, to help the economy, including, the Republicans even rejecting President Obama's appointments to key departments dealing with the economy. The proof is simply a matter of the Congressional Record; "The Republicans did it" is a simple statement but a monstrous factor.
Then to make matters worse, the Republicans used the unemployment and failing economy, along with the Citizens United decision, of the 5 John Birch Republican Justices on the Supreme Court, to win a majority in the House of Representatives in 2010 and further impede the efforts of the President to improve the economy and employment.
It is inconceivable but a fact that the Republicans had the nerve to publicly admit that they would do nothing in Congress for President Obama's four years in office, except to prevent President Obama from getting reelected. To me that statement is an act of treason and not politics or respectable policy for an American political party.
To think that any American voter with a concern for America, the American economy, or the unemployed American workers would actually vote for a Republican for Congress is beyond the realm of reason.
Another thing that is dragging down the economy is that everyone is concerned about Wall Street and the Stock Market in terms of how good or bad the economy and unemployment is. How silly can Americans get. If anyone is truly interested in the economy and unemployment, look at the statistics for Americans Living in Poverty since 1992 to the present; it tells the story.
The fact of the matter is that corporate profits have never been higher, they are a record high! The unfortunate statistic is that UNEMPLOYMENT IS A AT A RECORD HIGH! Now it is simple logic that it is the American working Middle Class that is suffering in this current American Depression; meanwhile, the Republican Party is calling for eliminating all regulations on business and the protection of American consumers, as a solution for unemployment!
Businesses that are reaping record profits IS NOT IN NEED OF HELP, SILLY, IT IS THE UNEMPLOYED WHO ARE IN NEED OF HELP. America has the 2001 Bush Tax Cut for the Wealthy that proves without a doubt that making wealthy people richer is NOT the solution to unemployment; it only increases the budget deficit and the national debt WITHOUT CREATING ANY JOBS. For even more emphasis, remember that corporate profits have never been higher than now during this economic depression!
One other related thing that drags down the economy and is creating unemployment is that those seemingly concerned are looking for a solution go "to what is going on with Boeing, Caterpillar, and companies like Polaris" instead of what is going on with the AFL-CIO. If a person in interested in unemployment, they should not go to employers for answers; employers are the least concerned with unemployment and they are only interested in profits, not unemployment; as a matter of fact employing workers is a cost factor for employers that reduces their profits and employees are a negative factor for employers. Employers look to this equation: profits equal the difference between selling price and cost of raw materials plus labor; this is simple arithmetic. Employers want the cheapest labor available.
Another basic problem in America is the "Freedom of the Press"; this Constitutional Right is a Right of the media to print what they want to print and not a Right of the media audience to have a reliable source. Polls indicate that the American media audience is grossly misinformed in political, economic, and foreign policy matters.
The news media in America is owned, controlled, and sponsored by Corporate America. America gets only news that Corporate America wants them to know. In America, TV and Newspapers are free; the cost of newspapers goes to venders. News in America is paid for by Corporate America sponsors and media profits comes solely from sponsors; the media are dependent for success on sponsors and not the TV and Newspaper audiences. Americans get only news Corporate America wants them to get.
When the news media tells the People that labor unions are rife with corrupt union leaders and spend millions contributing to politicians' campaign funds, it is a myth. Our present economic Depression was caused by corrupt bankers and CEOs not corrupt labor union leaders; Corporations have millions to contribute to political campaigns and labor unions have only a small portion of workers' union dues to support labor candidates.
With the Supreme Court's Citizens United Decision, wealthy corporate contributors and foreign interest with a stake in American elections have contributed billions to largely Republican anti-labor candidates. In the recent recall election in Wisconsin that was supported by the AFL-CIO against Gov. Walker who made unions and collective bargaining illegal in Wisconsin, Walkers campaign funds were ten times as much as the funding for the recall candidate.
Citizens United has for all practical purposes taken the power of the ballot from American working Middle Class People. The huge contributions of wealthy corporations and foreign entities with an interest in American politics has had a huge influence on American politics and the support for Republican anti-Labor candidates; in 2010, the anti-labor union candidates took control of the House of Representatives basically on huge contributions by Corporate America because of Citizens United.
The Republican Party candidates have amassed huge campaign funds for the 2012 Presidential election. Despite the vast majority of American voters being working Middle Class Americans, the Presidential candidates are deadlocked in the polls and Gov. Romney has praised the anti-labor union administration of Gov. Walker of Wisconsin, calling him a hero.
Everyone agrees on one thing; the key to American unemployment has been Corporate American employers outsourcing American worker's jobs to Mexico and overseas. This has been the effect of the Republican Party backing free trade agreements like NAFTA. Though NAFTA was signed by President Clinton it was negotiated by President George H. Bush and approved by a Republican Congress.
South of the Mexican border from Mexicali, there are miles of new manufacturing plants of American Corporations who manufacture goods with cheap Mexican Labor and then sell their products to American consumers. Polaris was one of the most recent companies to move to Mexico, to produce snowmobiles with cheap Mexican labor to then sell to American consumers; Polaris was a success and profitable while based in America; however, using Mexican labor increases their profits. Polaris is one example of many.
For verification of Republican generated "free markets" being the cause of the current American depression, simply go to any eighth grade American History book of the Twentieth Century and read about Labor History, protective tariffs, and the politics that made the American economy grow. It is a matter of American History.
So, what is dragging down the US economy? You won't find the answer in the American media. But, Americans can use their head, arithmetic, and reliable American History and make up their own minds.


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In Ouwerkerk, on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, you will find a unique museum that tells the story of the 1953 flood that changed Zeeland forever. A must-see for all those who visit Zeeland and would like to know more about water management in Holland.
- Visit the Watersnoodsmuseum and discover the power that water has.
- See the National Monument to the Flood of 1953.
- Take a walk in the unique Krekengebied, or Creek Area.
What is there to do at the Flood Museum?
The Watersnoodmuseum, or Flood Museum, is a unique museum dedicated to raising awareness about water safety in Holland. And that doesn't just make for an impressive story; the museum's accommodations are quite impressive as well.
The Watersnoodsmuseum is located in four concrete Phoenix caissons of the same kind used to close the last hole in the dike at Ouwerkerk. On top of that, they are located in a splendid environment, and it is therefore not surprising that this area and the caissons were declared a National Monument.
As a visitor, you will discover a different story in each caisson. One caisson, for example, shows the story of the flood in poignant images, while another one teaches about people and their emotions. The reconstruction and being prepared for the future are also addressed. An audio tour is available in 4 languages, allowing everyone to experience the full story.
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Anyone visiting the Watersnoodsmuseum should definitely also visit the gorgeous creek area around the museum. It's a fantastic place for walks, for instance between Ouwerkerk and Zierikzee, or between Ouwerkerk and Bruinisse, where you can take wonderful walks outside the dikes. Afterwards, you'll be able to enjoy typical Zeeland specialties like oysters, mussels and lobster in one of the splendid Zeeland towns.
From luxury hotels to bed & breakfasts or wonderful holiday homes on the beach, you'll find a great hotel to suit any preference and budget in the area of the Watersnoodsmuseum. Take a look at the large range of options and book your ideal hotel here!
Editors' tip
Discover the gorgeous nature in the area. This splendid creek area, formed by the incoming and outgoing tides over the months following the flood, has become a unique place for birds, plants and aquatic plants. It lies next to National Park Oosterschelde and is perfect for walking and cycling!
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Land of Water
No less than 26 per cent of our country lies below sea level. See and experience how we manage and enjoy our water in a variety of places.Read more
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Abu Dhabi City Tours
Abu Dhabi City Tours offers an exclusive visit to the capital city of UAE. Abu Dhabi is the largest of all the seven Emirates of UAE and is regarded as the third most popular city among all Emirates. Geographically Abu Dhabi is situated 170 kilometers from the South West of Dubai and covers 80 percent of the total area of UAE. The place has a lot of cultural heritage as the city has a wide ancient history.
Funtours offers Abu Dhabi City tours to explore the exclusive places in the capital city of Abu Dhabi. The tour starts with the visit to the Petroleum Exhibition that demonstrates the Oil production and its impact on the development of the city. The major attraction of the Abu Dhabi City tours is the Chroniche which hosts the places to relax and is popular among the tourists as well as the local residents. You can also enjoy the cycling, walking and other fun drives along the Chroniche. The tour also gets you the view of one of the most amazing architectural miracle called the Emirates Palace. This place is regarded as one of the finest hotels in the world. You will get astonished with the amazing structural beauty and the beautiful atmosphere around the Emirate Palace. You also get the chance to see the Al Husa Fort, the original home of the rulers.
Abu Dhabi City Tours offers visit to some other exciting places like the YAS water world and the Ferrari Adventure Park. You also get the chance to visit the Marina Mall that serves as an exotic location for shopping. The tour also offers the visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque which is also a centre of attraction for the tourists. You will get the amazing opportunity to have an exclusive lunch on the amazing Floating restraint.
Abu Dhabi City Tours include the visit to all the best places that the capital city hosts. Abu Dhabi has a huge cultural Heritage and the tour enables you to explore the best of touring. Abu Dhabi City tours are a complete day of exciting activities and visit to exotic locations.


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Ubuntu has been using the Humanity theme right from the first version. The theme blended in as an integral part of the default OS. This time though, Mark Shuttleworth has some better plans for the default Ubuntu theme. In an interview on February 19 2010, Shuttleworth suggested that the Humanity theme will possibly be replaced by a new "light theme", from Ubuntu 10.04 onwards. The exact quote as appeared on the blogspot of MadsRH, was given as:
…we'll have some new styling which is going to be the starting point of another five year view. We've been Human for the last five years and now we're gonna be light oriented.
From this quote, it might be inferred, that Mark Shuttleworth is referring to the Elementary theme for Ubuntu. The Elementary Theme is popular for its set of breadcrumbs, which are much better than in any other theme available for Ubuntu.
Clearly, nothing has been explicitly mentioned in this speech. Further, at the AskMark session at Ubuntu OpenWeek, Mark Shuttleworth talked about changes in the boot process and the login process but nothing about any new GTK theme.
If this change gets through, it will be a remarkable change in the UI and will mark the end of an era.


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Marouane Chamakh has been given the chance to revive his Premier League career.
The Arsenal flop has agreed to join new boys Crystal Palace on a six month loan.
If he makes an impact under Palace manager Ian Holloway, then the move could be extended until the end of the season and made permanent if they avoid relegation.
The Morocco international has failed to make the anticipated impact at Arsenal after he arrived at The Emirates three years ago on a free from Bordeaux.
The 29-year-old scored only 14 times in 67 appearances before going out on loan to West Ham for the second half of last season.
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The Grizzly Bear is a subspecies of the Brown Bear. Identifiable by the distinctive hump at its shoulder area, it is one of the largest apex predators in North America. Despite a fearsome reputation in popular culture, the bears mostly feed on nuts, fruits, leaves and roots. They will sometimes hunt other mammals from rabbits to moose, and are well known for their fishing skills.
Their fur can range in color from blond to almost black. Typically, Grizzlies have dark-colored hair with light ends, making their fur appear frosted or "grizzled." It is believed that the Grizzly is descended from species common to eastern Asia (modern day Russia) that migrated into North America about 50,000 years ago over the Bering Land Bridge. The bear's heavy coat and omnivorous appetite made it well suited to the cold weather and limited food sources and it quickly expanded south.
The Grizzly Bear played an important role in Native American culture and lore all over the continent. Admired for its strength, speed and complex social behaviors, its image was often replicated in native art and craft as a symbol of strength. The bear was also hunted by Native Americans for food. Its hide was used for clothing and teeth and claws as ornamentation. In some Native American belief systems, wearing a bear tooth or claw was thought to provide magical protection from harm.
Historically, the bear could be found as far east as the Hudson Valley and as far south as Mexico. Today, the bear is found only in isolated areas of North America. In the United States, the best known populations are in Alaska, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and Idaho.
Endangered. Although Grizzly Bears did once live in Oregon, mostly in the Cascades and other major mountain ranges, hunting and habitat loss led to their extinction in the state in the mid-twentieth century.
Today, it is estimated that only about 1,000 individual Grizzly Bears still exist in the United States. The killing of Grizzly Bears in the lower forty-eight states is prohibited by Federal and State regulations and can result in both criminal and civil penalties.


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Roundup: Southside Coffee Shop Interiors
Whether you're looking for a caffeine fix, a relaxing place to do some work or an exciting place to meet friends, we've rounded up the most appealing coffee shop interiors (and exteriors) on the Southside of Austin to suit all of your café atmosphere needs. Find some inspiration for your own interiors after the jump!
Irie Bean Coffee Bar 2310 South Lamar Suite 102, Austin, TX 78704
The interior of the Irie Bean Coffee Bar features an expansive coffee bar, colorful accent cabinets, comfortable seating and varied wall décor. The real gem of this coffee shop, though, is the exterior space. A suspended canopy and fun furniture create intimate seating areas and a spaceship-like structure adds a bit of whimsy to the outdoor area.
Ruta Maya 3601 South Congress Avenue Suite D-200 Austin, TX 78704 512-707-9637
Perched on top of a hill off of South Congress (located in a suite of the Penn Field Business Center) Ruta Maya Coffee Shop's interior space foregoes the usual elements of a coffee shop, namely the dark colors and cozy spaces, in favor of a wide open, warehouse feel with tall ceilings and exposed industrial ductwork.
Jo's Hot Coffee and Good Food 1300 South Congress Austin, Texas 78704
A South Congress favorite, Jo's on Congress doesn't exactly have an interior space, so to speak. What it does have, however, is enough style to make up for the lack of walls. It also sports a surprising array of colorful chairs, locals and dogs.
Dominican Joe 515 South Congress Ave Suite 108 Austin, TX 78704
Dominican Joe features a standard coffee shop palette of colors, but stands out in terms of floor level changes, seating arrangements and size (it's an incredibly accommodating space).
Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse
1501 South First
Austin, Texas 78704
The interior of Bouldin creek is cozy and porch-like. Visitors to this shop get a variety of seating options, from the coffee bar to interior tables to a wealth of outdoor seating. Although space is a bit limited on busy days, it is still a colorful and interesting interior.
What do you think of these coffee shops? Have we left one of your favorite Southside coffee shops off this list? Have you ever taken inspiration for your home decor from a coffee shop interior?


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A fairly uneventful overnight session ahead of today's busy schedule of policy news and speeches.
We start with rate announcements by the BOE and ECB (both rates were left unchanged).
This will be Trichet's farewell press conference, and traders are looking for any signs of a change in policy. This will be followed by speeches today by Fed Chairman Bernanke and this evening by President Obama.
President Obama will outline his new $300 billion jobs program. Let's all hope that this speech has some real "punch" to it-and is not a political campaign speech.
US unemployment claims rose this week-as yet another sign of the struggling US labor market. With the global and US economy at risk for a double-dip recession, firms are looking to cut their labor costs, and are slow at ramping up production.
Equity markets and Futures are lower.
Gold is higher-Oil fairly stable at $88/bar.


text: God is Good . . . Paul shares with great authority after a diagnosis of cancer, that, "God is Good." Speaking from his journal entries he tells stories of daily Kisses from God. How do you wait when there is nothing you can do? How do you travel the journey when you don't know where you are going? To quote Bill Johnson, "This is a message which embraces our culture in the midst of suffering."


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Range of experience
Log Marketing is experienced in engineering sites for most harvesting methods, including conventional ground methods, mechanical harvesters, cable haulers and log forwarder extraction in both clear cut and thinning operations.
Log harvest planning services include:
- Road and harvest layout construction
This involves the management and oversight of road construction for log transportation, and the layout and construction of sites for wood extraction to suit the selected harvesting method.
- Forest roading
Log Marketing can plan and locate forest roads to best suit the type of harvesting to be used. Correct placement and design of roads is essential to minimise roading and harvesting costs.
Our other services include:
- providing a competitive tendering process for the tree grower who wishes to sell on the open market (refer to sale options)
- commercially valuing tree crops
- measuring trees for volume and predicted log grade outturn
- forward plan harvesting, which complies with any local government and environmental requirements.


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Bill Mazeroski
William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman. Nicknamed "Maz", he spent his entire 17-year career playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1956–72. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Mazeroski is regarded as one of the greatest defensive second basemen of all time. He was an All-Star for seven seasons and a Gold Glove Award winner for eight seasons. He was a key member of the Pirates' World Series-winning teams in 1960 and 1971, and is perhaps best known for winning the 1960 World Series with a dramatic game-ending home run. While Toronto's Joe Carter also hit a Series-ending home run in 1993, Mazeroski's home run is the only one to win a World Series Game 7.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Two (Relatively) Recent Public Events
On December 16, 2011, I participated in a public forum at the Brookings Institution entitled "Controlling Medicare Costs: Is Premium Support the Answer?" The event was kicked off by a presentation from former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici (my old boss from the years I spent on the staff of the Senate Budget Committee) and former Clinton administration Budget Director Alice Rivlin, on the specific premium support plan they have proposed as part of the deficit reduction initiative of the Bipartisan Policy Center. I participated in a panel discussion that followed their presentation, which featured the views of both opponents and proponents of premium support in the Medicare context. My remarks were based in large part on the views I expressed in a companion paper, also commissioned by Brookings (available here). A full description of the event, and a full video recording of it are available here.
And this week, I had the pleasure of moderating a public forum, sponsored by e21, on Capitol Hill featuring introductory remarks from Wyoming Senator John Barrasso and a presentation from University of Minnesota Law Professor Daniel Schwarcz on why employers are likely to dump their unhealthy workers into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's state exchanges. Professor Schwarcz's presentation drew on his findings from a law journal article he recently co-authored (available here). The full details regarding the event, as well as a full video recording of it, are available here.
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