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Her Highness the Tengku Seri Nila Utama of Pahang, Tengku Hajah Ainul Jamal binti Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang died at 5.30 am at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan early this morning. She was 84. The Tengku Seri Nila Utama is the sister of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang. She was born on 3rd June 1927, daughter of Sultan Abu Bakar by his first wife, Tengku Ampuan Fatimah. She previously was married to Sultan Ali of Terengganu and for a brief period of time, served as the Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen Consort) of Terengganu from 1943 - 1945. The couple divorced in 1947. She later remarried to Raja Abdul Jalil Shah bin Raja Shahar Shah.
Her marriage to Sultan Ali produce a son and two daughters :-
Her marriage to Sultan Ali produce a son and two daughters :-
- Tengku Iskandar Abu Bakar (1944)
- Tengku Besar Asiah (1945)
- Tengku Azam Khadijah
- Raja Shaharuddin Shah
- Raja Abu Bakar Shah
- (unknown)
- (unknown)
Condolences to the member of Pahang Royal Family on the death of Tengku Hajah Ainul Jamal. May her soul will be blessed by Allah :-
Her Highness Tengku Hajah Ainul Jamal binti Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar
The Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu (1943 - 1945)
The Tengku Seri Nila Utama of Pahang
(3rd June 1927 - 12th January 2012)


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With the advancement of civilization and the emergence of modern corporate culture, work-life has become organized. For a major percentage of corporate workers, work has become a central part of their lives. And hence it has its effect on personal life too. While a good day at work brings smile back home, a bad one spoils precious family hours or even worse, a long one does not leave any space for family hours. In worst cases, if the "long" ones go on for days, you lose connection with your family. In the long run, this affects your state of mind and happiness.
Here, work life balance (WLB) comes into play. WLB is about empowering individuals to accustom to a specific work circumstance to help fulfill their responsibilities and aspirations to lead to mutual benefit of the individual, business and society at large.
- Globalization: With the advent of globalization, twenty-first century has witnessed 24/7 running workplace, continuous change of business process and near-death of trade unions.
- Salary is not the only thing that matters: In the rat race of professional advancement, viz. perks, status, profile, position etc., individuals tend to forget the fundamentals, the more important things in life.
- Have a life: Work is one of the various aspects of life. One should explore all other avenues of life to be actually happy. Unknowingly, this might keep you from being a "smart worker".
- Raise a family: Family is an important aspect of life. Keeping this in mind, companies have measured indices for work-family conflict (WFC) and family-work conflict (FWC) and found a direct correlation with turnover rate of organizations.
Work so that you can work tomorrow: Ultimately, health and state of mind are the most important things that will keep us going in the long run. And leading a balanced life is a must for that.
WLB Strategies
- Work hours
- Family-friendly work policies
Work-life balance: Eastern and Western perspectives
Companies take different approaches based on its demographics in order to maintain WLB at an individual and collectively at organizational level.
- Female workforce: In Asian countries, it is a big challenge to bring female workforce in the male-dominated work place and retain them as compared to west. There is additional family expectation besides a challenging work environment and this puts professional career of women at stake. In order to address this issue at individual level, companies practice specialized socialization process and HR policies are made in tune with that.
- Traditional priorities: While sharing family responsibilities equally between spouses is a norm in west, the story is different in Asian context. Here, women are in charge of family and their husbands are the bread earners. Although, the mindset is rapidly changing among urban youths, still story of sacrifice of leaving workplace among women is commonplace in order to pull together the family strings. So, WLB policies are made in accordance.
- Long Work hours: In Asian context, longer work hours seems to be equated with higher commitment.
- Family-friendly work policies: Although several measures have been taken to introduce family-friendly policies, the process lose its value in the communication stage and actual implementation is still something most of the companies are looking forward to.
- So far Indian companies have been able to make improvement in following areas to improve WLB:
(1) Work hours
(2) Maternity leave
- Western multinationals mainly stress on the following points to improve WLB:
(1) Flexi working hours
(2) Employee assistance program
(3) Childcare and helpline
Top companies in WLB rating
- Nokia 4.3
- Agilent Technologies 4.2
- Microsoft 4.0
- Procter & Gamble 4.0
- GlaxoSmithKline 3.8
- Nestle´ 3.8
- HP India 3.7
- IBM India 3.6
- Citigroup 3.6
- PepsiCo 3.5
- HSBC Holdings 3.5
Source: glassdoor.com: Scale: 4.51–5.0 'very satisfied'; 3.5–4.5 'satisfied'
Public sector vs Private sector vs Multinational companies
Article by Subhadeep Das

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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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This seems as much like a modern version of an Educational Philosophy as anything I have read on a blog recently. You are able to point out the things you believe and the tools that have been instrumental in your growth. I really enjoyed hearing your passion for Destination Imagination, and what you have seen from other teachers and students that make up the community.ReplyDelete
I'm particularly intrigued by how becoming "the first user in your district" for a particular tool (Edmodo) allowed you to take a leadership role. The idea of becoming an early adopter as a career move opens up a lot of possibilities. What other ways do you think becoming an early adopter can help teachers?
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Sorry...I just saw this tonight! Thanks so much for the positive comments, and I am honored to be part of your project! I think being an early adopter helps teachers by setting the tone and taking leadership that can't always come from the top-down model. It empowers teachers and allows them to truly be teacher leaders!Delete


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Stansberry Research is a publisher offering subscription service. The firm supplies its subscribers with software and important data that helps investors around the globe to make decisions that they would not regret (https://www.stansberryresearch.com/). At Stansberry, the motto is to treat customers as if the roles had been reversed. Stansberry also focuses on publishing an analysis that has stood the test of time. Stansberry has joined the big league and is depended on for important investment information. Like Newswire, Stansberry features cutting edge reports of the latest developments on the financial markets; with pin-point precision. The policy, however, has always been guided by the need to maintain balanced journalistic perspective on the emerging issues. So, expect Stansberry to provide you with a range of opinions regarding trending market developments.
The financial sector has experienced bullish trends from the Newswire group and C. Scott Garliss for several months running now. Stansberry Research discloses that the companies hold that deregulation, higher interest rates, and reduced taxes combine to make a storm that will blow through bank shares and those of related institutions. Well, if you thought that these stocks' anglers are the only ones thinking that way, you had better listen to what Steve Eisman, the famous fund manager has to say. Eisman has been in the news recently too for his film that won an Oscar Award and his best seller novel titled The Big Short. Steve made lots of money betting against bank performance in 2008 financial meltdown.
The Trump Factor
According to the analysis provided by Stansberry Research, when Donald Trump won the race for the presidency in 2016, Eisman suddenly turned bullish. Clearly, from analysis also provided by SPDR, the financial sector has seen tremendous improvement on the stocks market after the election of Donald Trump. Mr. Steve Eisman says that he is more bullish this time than he actually was over a year ago. The report from Bloomberg notes that Mr. Eisman is a lot more enthusiastic with banks than he has ever been in decades. Stansberry Research analysis observes further that high-interest rates and deregulation are the triggers for the financial boom in the banking sector. The deregulation is bound to stay around for a while, and the banking sector is the big winner. Short volume traders are, however, disenfranchised. This is the kind of bad news they would rather not hear. Earlier in the month, the concept of the supposed short volatility was explained, and the how it would boomerang on the shareholders.


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I'm sure all crochet fans know how to work a basic granny square, so I won't bother giving a "pattern" as such. However, I wanted to share the small granny square baby blanket that I've made for an acquaintance who is expecting her fourth child! It was a bit of a rush job so it's only about 27 x 27 inches square, excluding the dc joins around the edges.
I used a 5 mm (US: 8) hook and machine-washable DK yarn. (Got to be machine-washable – you know how babies just looove to throw up on everything! Well… throw up or worse!!) The centres are ch 6 and the shells are a bizarre cross between a tr and a dtr. I can't recall which stitch I meant to use but I'd gone most of the way around the first square and decided it wasn't worth frogging it. So, it was ch 3, yo once, then worked as a dtr. I must have subconsciously compensated for the absent second yo by making my sts very loose. The spaces are ch 2 and the corners are ch 3.
About 2/3 through the project, I found out that the mom is on team pink so I added a teeny splash of colour. (I'd originally planned to do it all in yellow as I thought it was team idk but hey-ho.)
The joins were done after the granny squares were completed, with simple dc (US: sc), and I went around the outer edge with a row of dc.


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And that good for the big races.. "A few were, I'd venture to say, appalled that I was using someone that young," says Jim Young, then, as now, the coach at Penn State.
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A ruffle vest is the fall staple you never knew you needed
One thing I can never say no to during the fall is: PLAID.
Plaid everything is always welcome in my closet!
It's definitely my go-to print during the season, and I absolutely love incorporating it into my daily style in any way possible. Plus...nothing screams 'I love FALL' quite as much as plaid does!
I paired a new favorite plaid shirt dress from Glam with this darling Anthropologie ruffle vest. (My new favorite vest!) I love that this vest is long so that I can pair it with so many of my favorite fall dresses this year, as well as some great skinny jeans!
Anthropologie Ruffle Vest | Glam Plaid Shirt Dress (Similar Here, Here, & Below)
| M.Gemi Booties (Similar Here & Here) | Michael Kors Crossbody
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This year we will break ground on a desperately needed family shelter and it will be the focus of our Gala.
Collin County, TX (PRWEB) December 11, 2013
The Samaritan Inn, Collin County's leading homeless shelter, welcomes Tim Conway, one of the funniest men in show business, as the keynote speaker for its February 8, 2014 Gala. Conway is best known from his co-starring role in TV's classic Carol Burnett Show and is the recipient of five Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Hosted by Steve Stoler, Director of Media Relations for the City of Plano, the annual Gala is the primary fundraiser for The Samaritan Inn and is generously sponsored by Capital One Financial Corporation for the second consecutive year.
In 2012, over 700 people called The Samaritan Inn home, and 90 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to shelter, food, clothing, counseling and life skill classes. The mission of the program is to help people return to independence within the community, and over 72 percent of their population succeeds.
Lynne Sipiora, Executive Director of The Samaritan Inn, shared: "This year we will break ground on a desperately needed family shelter and it will be the focus of our Gala. Many families are in crisis and we are committed to helping them transition back to independence."
"Capital One is committed to 'Investing for Good' in Collin County, where our Financial Services division and several Capital One Bank branches are located," said Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Capital One's Plano-based Financial Services division. "Our support of The Samaritan Inn, which provides critical life-saving services to homeless individuals and families throughout Collin County, helps to bring our commitment to our community to life."
The 2014 Samaritan Inn Gala will be held at the Marriott Legacy Town Center in Plano, TX and will include a seated dinner, hosted bar and an extensive silent auction. Tickets are $200 each, and tables of ten are $2,500. Table hosts will also enjoy a private reception with Tim Conway. Sponsorships at all levels are still available. To purchase tickets or get more information go to: http://www.TheSamaritanInnGala.org.
About The Samaritan Inn
The Samaritan Inn was established in 1984 after community leaders joined together to address the issue of homelessness in Collin County. Twenty-five years later, The Samaritan Inn is the leading homeless program in a county of over 762,000 residents. All services and support are provided free of charge through funding made from donations by churches, service groups and organizations, corporations, and individuals. The Samaritan Inn is also a member of the United Way of Collin County. For more information about The Samaritan Inn, visit: http://www.TheSamaritanInn.org.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation, is a Fortune 500 company with approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Its subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One applies the same principles of innovation, collaboration and empowerment in their commitment to communities across the country as they do in their business. Capital One recognizes that helping to build strong and healthy communities – good places to work, good places to do business and good places to raise families – benefits everyone, and Capital One is proud to support community initiatives.


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No. Just make sure all large items have been removed and re-rack the used items.
We will provide you with a pre-labeled mesh bag for table cloths.
We are happy to set up chairs and tables for $.50 per table and $.25 per chair. We ask that you provide a diagram of your venue including chair and table locations and we do not set linens or place settings.
This depends on the size of your venue - as a general rule, give about two ft2 per person. For dance floor pricing information, see our Dance Floor Pricing Guide.
We recommend one glass per person per hour.
Yes, our folding table look best under linens. If you're looking for something different, see Snyder Lounge products for our selection of stand-alone tables.
Don't worry about it! Our damage waiver covers all incidental damage so you're off the hook.
Yes, we allow tent holds for 35 percent of the tent rental price. As long as you cancel your reservation at least 48 hours before your event, you are only charged 35 percent. If you cancel your reservation within 48 hours, you are charged the full tent-rental price.
A pole tent is a traditional tent style that requires its interior poles to be anchored to the ground. Most pole tents have square ends but Snyder also offers round ends in select sizes. A frame tent is a freestanding tent with no interior poles, which allows for unobstructed space. Frame tents can be anchored by stakes or weights. We have two types of frame tents: Clear-Span and Sailcloth. Clear-Span tents are designed to allow for maximum use of interior space and are engineered to withstand harsh environmental conditions. Sailcloth tents are popular with wedding and special-event planners for their sculpted peaks and eaves and nautical accents. Sailcloth tents are also sought out for the way light glows against their canvas.
You need a tent permit within Charleston city limits. We will get a tent permit for you for $60.
See our Tent Planning Guide for sizing help.
Yes but pole tents can only go on asphalt if staking is permitted in the area. Frame tents can be staked or weighed down with ballasts.
Frame tents can be used on concrete and weighed down with ballasts. Staking is not allowed on concrete so pole tents cannot be used.
You can place a frame tent on an uneven surface or you can use our flooring system to level the surface.
Yes but we recommend against it for safety reasons. Ballasts are your safest option. We can secure a tent with ballasts for an extra rental expense.
We do have walls for our tents but they do not roll up and they must be installed prior to your event.
We keep sample pieces in our main office at 3875 Meeting St. Our website also features our full selection of Lounge rentals. We can accommodate a viewing of a specific item by appointment.
Our mushroom patio heaters will radiate heat throughout a 400 square foot space. For full coverage, heaters should be placed about 20 feet apart. A heat cannon will heat approximately 1600 square feet inside a 40x40 tent.
Our office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday office hours are 9am-3pm. No appointment is necessary during the week but we prefer that you make an appointment to visit on Saturday.
We are on call to deliver 24/7.
See our Directions to Snyder for more info.
Yes, we provide express pick up for all prepaid rentals. Our on-site pick-up tent makes it easy.
Rental and Lounge are actually separate companies. Lounge is a different product line with a special crew for handling. Your Rental and Lounge items will come from different warehouses at different delivery times as well.
Yes, see our Delivery Fee Guide to learn more.
Yes, we run a full pick-up crew Thursday through Sunday and we can make arrangements to accommodate Monday through Wednesday night pick ups.
Nothing. We can drop everything off and set up your rentals at the locations indicated. You do not have to meet us on site.
Yes, we require a 50 percent deposit.
Cancellations that occur more than 2 weeks out will be subject to 25% of the order total Cancellations within 14 days of the event will be subject to the full 50% deposit. Cancellations within 3 days of the delivery date will be subject to 75% of the order total. Cancellations made after the order has been loaded and delivered will be responsible for the full amount. Orders cancelled due to severe weather, acts of god and declared emergencies will be moved to a rescheduled (items subject to availability), all monies paid prior to the cancellation will roll over to the new order on the rescheduled date. If the client chooses to cancel the event and not reschedule the client will be liable for 35% of the order total. All monies previously paid above and beyond 35% will be refunded. If the cancellation takes place after the truck has been loaded and/or delivered the normal cancellation policies will be in affect.
An eight percent non-refundable damage waiver is added to each order to cover the cost of broken and damaged items. It is inevitable that glasses will be broken or taken by quests, China will be chipped, linens will be stained, etc. Our waiver allows us to cover those expenses without having to charge you more after the event.
Yes, we actually prefer to inspect your venue especially if you'll be ordering a tent.
Yes! We're happy to.
Our emergency line will contact the manager on call. The number is 843.766.3366 ext. 4.
Most damaged equipment will be covered under the damage waiver. We will bill for lost items.
We are flexible but we must have your payment prior to rental delivery.
See our Rental Contract to learn more about contracts with Snyder.
We are happy to take orders the day of your event, however with short notice you run the risk of a limited inventory. We suggest you order three months in advance.
Check, cash, all major credit cards.
Yes! Call or browse online for an estimate.
We consider discounts on a case-by-case basis. Please call to find out more.


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Thursday, June 30th 2016:
Today's constellations are preparing best aspects. Continue your issue and task seriously – you will see you can succeed, but you must try…
Daily aspects
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Mars -> direct motion
Mercury → Cancer
When Mercury rests in the sign of Cancer, you take your knowledge from memory and the past – renewal of ancient wisdom may create an experience. It is given adaptability and retentive memory. It could occur increasing social engagement. Mercury in the sign of cancer creates intellectual curiosity.
Sun (Cancer) Sextile Moon (Taurus)
The communication is balanced between the male and female principle. It is made no difference between colleagues and managers – the staff and the head.
Good teamwork is performed and you are at home everywhere. Friends, acquaintance and relatives are supporting your ideas and projects – it does not last for a long time. Use this period of time!
Moon (Taurus) Sextile Neptune (Pisces)
The sextile supports facing challenges and creates personal development on a higher educational level. Today artistic force offers fancy and creativity – on the other hand tickle your fancy. Your thinking is guided by an extraordinary combination of intuition and determination. This aspect reasons dreaminess and fancy as well.
Moon (Taurus) Sextile Venus (Cancer)
The sextile is to be considered as actually good aspect for marriage and the developing relationship. Your affection is courteous, adaptive and flexible - Family life is valued. Quarrel must be avoided.
Moon (Taurus) Trine Pluto (Capricorn)
On emotional level you might be in a tender mood, but it could show partial orientation. A sentimental journey… that leads to new frontiers - and implies new dimensions of changing: new aspects on career, change of location, but equally uncontrollable factors.
Moon (Taurus) Trine Jupiter (Virgo)
It represents a beneficial constellation. It is a fine constellation for social and material success. It is shown a positive attitude towards life and you may enjoy popularity. Generous structures are getting realized. The artistic side reflects optimism and attraction.
Birthday on June 30th 2016:
Andy Burrows (*1979), Erwin Bootz ( 1907-1982), Cheryl Cole (* 1983)


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MiR-375 regulates growth and function of the pancreatic beta cell, the source of a multitude of secreted factors into the systemic circulation which facilitate metabolic processes, most notably insulin. Here we provide mass spectrometric analysis addressing the impact of miR-375 on the pancreatic beta cell secretome. Quantitative proteomics detected over 600 proteins released in response to glucose using the murine beta cell line, MIN6. Furthermore, the secretome profiles following knockdown of miR-375 target genes revealed differential regulation of many secreted proteins highlighting the complex regulatory role of this microRNA on the secretory machinery. Many of the proteins identified here including the vitamin D binding protein, a gene previously correlated with the onset of Type 1 diabetes, have yet to be studied as a secreted factor from pancreas. This study specifically addresses the role of miR-375 in the systemic release of proteins from beta cells and provides insight into the future study of its direct targets and their role in exocytosis from this cell type.
Declaration of interest: There is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research reported.
Funding: Declaration of Funding: European Research Council (IsletVasc 260744).
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Society for Endocrinology
British Endocrine Societies


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CQ brickies stack up against the nation
The saying 'brick by brick' takes on a whole new meaning at the regional bricklaying competition for apprentices.
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The Worldskills competition sees each young tradesman left with the task of building an L-shaped wall with a decorative design.
Australian Brick and Blocklaying Training Foundation's Tony Bishop says there are four regional competitions in the state this year.
"On Friday we have another regional final in Brisbane and then later in the year we've got another one in Mackay for North Queensland and one in Bundaberg for the Wide Bay area," he says.
"The four winners of those can go on to represent at nationals."
He says Queensland is the defending champion.
"We do well and we hold our own weight against the rest of the country," he says.
"We're a smaller brick laying fraternity in Queensland, we're the smallest in Australia.
"Victoria and New South Wales have nearly three or four times the amount of apprentices so given the amount of apprentices we have we go quite well."
Apprentice Mitchell Boyd says he loves it.
"I just like working with my hands and working outside," he says.
"Some people say brick laying is an artform so it's only as good as you want it to look and if you put effort in, it comes out looking really good."
He says it's not about winning.
"Just have a go and be able to say to myself that I can do it," says Mitchell.
Figures this week show employment in the industry has hit a record low but TAFE's Tony Bishop says now is the time to invest in training.
"You only have to look at the cyclical downturn of industry and industry has peaks and troughs and in the down times, if we don't invest in training, when we get to the up times, we have the issues that we had in the recent skills shortage where we have to go overseas and we have to import labour and that's not always the best solution," he says.
Master Builders regional manager Dennis Bryant agrees.
"There are not enough brick layers to go around at the best of times," he says.
"But I'm afraid at current times, the number of apprentices being taken on has fallen so that's a bit of a worry to us because in 10 years time with people leaving the industry we could fall short of our requirements.
"They're our tradesmen of the future."
He says the industry is seeing improvements.
"The Queensland industry took a hit with the Global Financial Crisis three years ago and it's slowly coming back and we slumped from 40,000 to 24,000 houses a year," he says.
"This year we anticipate that we'll build 28,000 homes and next year it will go up to 32,000 but we're still not back to where we were."
But he says the commercial sector has weathered the storm a little better, especially in the regions of central Queensland, Mackay and the Whitsundays, and the Downs and western Queensland.
He says consumer confidence is key to the construction industry overcoming the current slump.
"If people don't think things are going to improve then they don't invest in commerical or residential construction," says Dennis.
Queensland TAFE trainer Peter Carr says by investing in apprentices, employers are investing in the future of the industry.
"Here we try to replicate exactly what they're doing on site but the good thing about here is we can create some more decorative projects," says Peter.
"So on site they don't normally do things like brick arches anymore, brick stairs, so in the training I try to do things that cover what they don't do on site.
"On site normally they're doing houses, straight walls, we do curves and things like that."
He says there's strong support from the employer base in the region.
"That support I get covers right from down south at Hervey Bay, right up through the Mackay region," he says.
"Fortunately Rockhampton is surrounded by Gladstone where there is a boom, Mackay where again there's a strong mining boom and we tend to feel a ripple effect from that.
"So the Rockhampton industry is still there, it's probably laying low a little bit but there's definitely still apprentices around and a need for brick layers."


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What is the Social Contract? Is there an unwritten social contract? What are the best forms of government?
These are some of the questions that have bothered philosophers throughout the ages, and in particular, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. While most of my posts have avoided questions of politics, there is no way to avoid questions of politics. It's impossible to avoid politics because we make political choices everyday...not just ever two or four years. In my opinion, politics is an everyday things that we all do, regardless of whether we vote in an election. Politics is the term to describe all social interactions that are related to questions of forming human relationships. This includes all of the secular and religious organization we form. Without relationships, there are just the individual humans trying to survive on their own. We are all constantly making guesses about whether to join into new relationships, such as friendship, love, work, location community organizations or national organizations.
In every relationship, there are advantages and disadvantages. We can't predict the future, so we can never know the benefit of joining into a new relationship or in leaving a current relationship. (And this is why I'm interested in this subject. The reason that we can't predict the future of the universe is that the laws of physics are not reversible, and this leads to the second law of thermodynamics. There is an element of uncertainty in any large system. And now getting back to this post...) Humans, like all other living creatures, are ever-changing, naturally-selected life-forms whose goal is to consume as much exergy as possible (such as sunlight, wind, coal, geothermal, oil, biomass, etc...). The question is: how do we consume as much exergy as possible if we can't predict the future?
This is what we mean by the statement: humans have free will. Humans, as well as animals, bacteria and even entire nations, have choices to make, and they are 'free' choices because nobody can predict the future (not even the best computer and not even God, if there is a God.) Sometimes, joining a new organization is a good thing and sometimes joining a new organization is a bad thing (and when I say good, I mean: increasing the consumption of exergy, i.e. consuming exergy in such a way that you can now consume even more in future.) There is no way to know ahead of time when you are making the right choice. And in fact, there's no way to know that we made the right decision. Why? Because perhaps there is something about our past decision that seems good right now, but there is an underlying problem that will show up later in time. Pollution is a good example of this. Unlike in South Park, in the real world there is no Captain Hindsight who can always tell us what was the right course of action that we should have taken.
Does this mean that there is no such thing as wrong or right? No, as I mentioned above, there is a way to quantify the amount of consumption of exergy, and the rate of change in the consumption of exergy. The 'good' can be quantified. Or stated by Rousseau in "On the Social Contract":
"What is the goal of the political association? It is the preservation and prosperity of its members. And what is the surest sign that they are preserved and prospering? It is their number and their population. Therefore do not go looking elsewhere for this much disputed sign. All other things being equal, the government under which, without external means, without naturalizations, without colonies, the citizens become populous and multiply the most, is infallibly the best government. That government under which a populace diminishes and dies out is the worst. Calculators, it is now up to you. Count, measure, compare."
In other words, the Wealth of a Nation can be quantified.
The problem we all face is that we don't know how best to consume exergy and how to grow life. Do we stay individuals or do we join into a larger organization? There are advantages of joining an organization, such as 1) allowing us to specialize in a unique talent, 2) defense of the many by the strong few, 3) communication and diffusion of new ideas, and 4) social welfare. (as well as many more advantages)
There are also problems with joining a organization: 1) time & energy are consumed in maintaining of the organization, 2) loss of freedom in decision making, 3) needing to conform to the laws of the group, and 4) needing to occasionally fight for and defend the group in times of war. (as well as many more disadvantages)
There are pro's and con's, and we have to make decisions everyday, every hour, and every minute about whether to form new relationships. What we shouldn't forget is the 'why.' We shouldn't forget why we are doing all of this in the first place. The goal of life is to expand: to grow and to consume more exergy. We are ever-changing creatures, and we can make ever-changing laws in the organizations we form. The goal of the social contract is to strike a balance so that we all can consume more exergy than we could as separate individuals, and so that we can together grow and eventual consume even more exergy on more and more planets.
But what is the social contract? In basic terms, it is the agreement that at some level everybody in the organization is an equal according to the laws of the organization. For example, everybody might have an equal vote. In almost all organizations, everybody has equal protection under the laws.
This does not mean that all people are equal. Everybody has differing levels of intellect and differing levels of physical strength, but when you agree to join into a relationship, at some level you join into it as equals with the other people who join into it. You are not an equal in all senses of the word 'equal', but at some level, you are equal with the other citizens. At the national level, we agree to the laws of the society in return for equal voting rights as everybody else in society, regardless of how much money we have or how physically strong we are.
The individual loses part of his freedom when he or she joins a relationship. But they gain new freedoms, such as the freedoms that the organization can give to the individual, such as protections when traveling within the organization, freedom to specialize, etc...
And here's where I'd like to add my own thoughts to this discussion of the social contract. I think that the social contract should be formalized here in the U.S. For example, I believe that we should be forced to sign a document when we turn 18 years old stating that we agree to all of the major rules of our society (just as we have to sign a contract each time that we download new software.) If we don't sign the agreement, then we don't get to take advantage of the benefits that come from being a part of this nation, such as voting or welfare.
I think that there should be a mandatory class we take in high school that prepares us to sign the statement of agreeing to the major laws of the society. The class would cover all of the major laws, such as: here's what happens if you murder somebody, here's what happens if you steal, here's what happens when you lie under oath in a courtroom, here's what happens when you commit treason, etc... If you don't agree to sign the statement, then you aren't a full citizen in this society.
So, what does all this have to do with this blog on energy & physics?
In the end, the questions of energy & physics lead us to questions of politics, and questions about which organizations to join. If time is irreversible, and if the goal of life is to expand, then we need to form and to join organizations that aid in that goal.
I would like to live in a society that is more upfront and straightforward in its major laws, including its tax laws...to live in society in which I (and all other people in that society) are required to sign a basic social contract...to live in a society in which the currency is backed by something of value, like electricity...and to live in a society that understands that the goal of life is to expand. I hope that there are other people who want to live in a similar society.
Since I am a US citizen and since there are no countries in the world that have all of the items above in my 'wish list,' my goal with this blog is to communicate how to improve the US in the following ways: 1) simplifying its laws (including its tax laws), 2) backing its currency in something of universal value, such as work (electricity, fuel, etc...), 3) requiring a signed social contract in order to vote, 4) communicating that the goal of life is to expand. (A few other ways that I discuss in other posts.)
Let me know if you share in these goals.
And in summary, politics is an everyday, free choice to join, form or dissolve relationships and organizations. We are constantly making choices on which relationships to form and which to dissolve. We will never agree on everything, but there might be enough things that we can agree on so that we can form an organization, with all of the pro's and con's of forming a group. And let me know if there are organizations out there with like-minded goals of which I might not already be aware.


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Otterton's reward for their Budden Westinsure Devon Intermediate Cup success at Langdon is another away tie!
In the last eight of the East Area section of the competition the Otters will travel to Culm United Reserves for a December 1st encounter.
The winners will book a last four berth.
The full draw is; Morchard Bishop Reserves or Millwey Rise versus Topsham Town Thirds, Priory v Amory Argyle or Farway United, Culm United Reserves v Otterton and Silverton v Sampford Peverell.


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I spent Monday presenting a Common Core seminar to elementary school librarians in Knoxville, TN. Our YMA feed stopped working properly during the Belpre Awards, so I had to wait until our morning break to see the full results. While the Newbery picks surprised me, all the books did get great reviews, and will now find even more readers than they otherwise would have.
Now we turn our attention to this coming year, and if Jen J's spreadsheet is any indication, there are some possible treasures waiting for us.
THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING by Sheila Turnage (4 stars)
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On Cotto, Margarito and Private Hate in Public Arenas/
By Kieran Mulvaney
On most occasions, a professional prizefight is not a resolution to a personal dispute; the confrontation is professional, fueled not by hatred but the desire for greatness, titles and money.
Chris Byrd, the former heavyweight belt-holder, once expressed to me that his approach to boxing was that, on one level, it was little different from tennis. When they were on court, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi wanted only to annihilate each other, he explained. But once the match was over, there was no reason for them not to be friends. Similarly, he offered, boxing was not violence but sport, albeit with gloved fists rather than racket and ball.
Occasionally, however, the personal intrudes on the professional, and when it does, it only whets our appetites even more. Emile Griffith may have entered the ring in 1962 consumed with rage over an epithet directed at him by Benny 'Kid' Paret, a rage that would ultimately have tragic consequences. More recently, the epic three-fight series between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera was fueled by genuine mutual hatred, and Fernando Vargas never even attempted to disguise his loathing of Oscar De La Hoya.
All of those, however, pale in comparison to the antipathy between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.
There are those who question whether this Saturday's contest should be taking place, whether Margarito should ever have been allowed back into the ring after the discovery of tampered wraps on his hands prior to his January 2009 bout with Shane Mosley; and whether, even if accepting that he has served a sentence of sorts for that most despised of boxing sins, he should be licensed to fight after surgery to his eye and orbital bone following the brutal pounding he suffered last year at the fists of Manny Pacquiao.
Were anyone entitled to object on the first count, it would be Cotto, who is now convinced that his brutal 2008 stoppage loss to Margarito was the result of the Mexican carrying plaster in his gloves. For more than two years, the man from Caguas seemed firm in his stance that he would do nothing – given his growing belief that he had been grievously wronged and as a consequence nearly severely harmed by Margarito's actions that night – to help his foe earn another cent in the ring. But that conviction has wavered in the face of a $5 million payday and an apparent sense that the damage to Margarito's eye (which required removal of a cataract and insertion of an artificial lens, and that gave the New York State Athletic commission pause before relenting and agreeing to sanction the fight) gives him a golden opportunity at redemption and revenge.
"My dog is more of a person than him," he says calmly. "I don't feel any respect for him. I'm going to take advantage of his eye, like he took advantage of the plaster."
"F*** Cotto," spits Margarito in return. "If he thinks I had plaster, it will hurt like I was using a plaster."
In the real world, it's the kind of talk that prompts adults to seek a way to calm things down before somebody gets hurt. But this is boxing, and it's too late for that. Hurt – perhaps serious hurt – is a given. And because this is boxing, on Saturday night, in front of a packed crowd in New York and an eager audience around the world, two men will fight a very personal and very real battle on a very public stage.


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The ongoing Ebola menace in this side of Africa has indeed caused panic amongst citizens of affected countries and it's neighboring, meanwhile education on the killer disease has been destabilized.
Sadly, passionate actress Nadia Buari has been affected by the inability of authorities to provide essential education on the disease, this prompted her to enlighten her social media following on Ebola.
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Jeffree Star is as known for his controversial videos as he is his insanely popular makeup line. Another thing he's known for? His beyond-lavish lifestyle.
You may be familiar with his designer-laden Instagram, or the fact that Kat Von D called him out for his materialistic ways. Star says he just happens to like nice things, and indulges now that he can actually afford them.
But just how much does that designer indulgence actually cost? I decided to add it all up and find out. Based on my very cursory calculations, here's how much it costs to live like Jeffree Star — and spoiler alert, it's A LOT.
Powder pink Balmain blazer: $2,400
Double-breasted blazer ($2,380, Barneys).
Hermes Birkin Bag: $19,000 each.
Some people might look at this bag and think "Hermes Birkin." I look at this and think "35cm Birkin Gris Tourterelle Togo with gold hardware." It's entirely possible that this is a knockoff, but if it's real, and he bought it from a reputable reseller, it cost between $12,000 and $21,000. I said $19k to be safe. He also has at least one other Birkin in bright orange. SO.
Tattoos by Kat Von D: $100,000.
Most sources say that Kat's rate STARTS at $200 per hour, with a single portrait taking 4-6 hours. In 2010, Jeffree said that he has around 70 tattoos — most done by Kat. Assuming Kat charged him at the low end of her hourly rate, with an allotted five hours per tattoo, and allowing for the fact that he has more tattoos since '10, that's somewhere between $70 and $100K.
Dogs: $12,000.
Star has four Pomeranians. Depending on the breeder, purebread Poms — like this wolf sable — average around three grand per dog.
Now seems like a pretty good time to remind you all to PLEASE adopt, don't shop. So many awesome dogs need good homes! I adopted my pup Oliver for $100, and he's been the light of my life ever since.
Nails: $300 every 2 weeks. $7,800 per year.
Jefree's nails are always on point — and his go-to nail artist, Yvette (aka: @yvynails), is the genius who keeps them that way. Star doesn't go for normal, boring bitch nails; his fresh sets, plus whatever bedazzling required, put these manis in the $200-300 range. Every. Other. Week. That's $7,800 a year.
Rolls-Royce Phantom (used): $235,000. Louboutin boots: $2,700.
I don't know what year his car is from — sources say this Phantom was born between 2011 and 2014, because of the headlights — but if you want a Phantom of your own, expect to drop well over $200K.
I DO know shoes, though — these Louboutin Harleyda boots ($2,695, Louboutin-US) are a dream purchase of mine, and so I know *exactly* how much they cost.
Louis Vuitton haul: $35,000.
I love it when people do crazy shit for YouTube, but this is insane. In his Louis Vuitton haul, he bought eight handbags, two scarves, two pairs of sneakers, a pair of boots, a makeup bag, four big bags and a laptop bag. All up, that's $34,890.
Saint Laurent heels: $700.
Paris skinny pumps ($695, Barneys).
Bracelets: $40,660.
YOU READ THAT RIGHT. That's a Cartier Love bracelet ($40,000, Cartier) and a Louis Vuitton Nanogram cuff ($660, Louis Vuitton).
Crystal pipe: $68.
You can get your own amethyst weed-smoking apparatus for under a C-note. ($68, Etsy)
Sunglasses: $840.
Rihanna designed them, so they must be cool. ($840, Dior)
Givenchy bag: $1,800.
Givenchy mini Antigona handbag ($1,795, Net-a-Porter)
Chanel Boy Bags: $5,000 each.
That's actually kind of on the low side, as Chanel no longer makes this colorway. Hence, rare — hence, $$$$. ($5,000, Chanel). From what I've been able to tell, he has like 10 of these. $50,000 in Boy bags alone.
Custom pink BMW i8 (RIP): $152,000+
Jeffree's custom pink BMW was totaled back in May, which would have been totally terrifying, and I'm glad nobody else was hurt. An i8 like his will set you back around $142K, and a custom powder-pink paint job would, I've been told, cost at least 10 grand on top of that. Damn.
Jewelry, part 2: $24,700.
Here we have a classic Versace ring ($300, Versace), two Cartier love bracelets ($6,300 each, Cartier) and a Cartier Juste un Clou "nail" ring ($11,800, Cartier). I couldn't identify the cat ring, but it looks like it could be a vintage Cartier piece — the panther is an enduring symbol of theirs. Total: $24,700.
That's right. For nearly one million dollars OF ACTUAL HUMAN MONEY, you can live like Jeffree Star. Is it worth it? Who knows!


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Terry Teachout's newest post talks about Leonard Bernstein's television shows back in the late 50's through the early 70's that were called "Young People's Concerts". I only saw a few of them, but had the LP of the one he did on the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which I listened to over and over. He went through the sketch books and found earlier versions of what we now hear, orchestrated them and had the orchestra play them, one after the other, and then the final version.
Ever after that, I heard classical music differently, having had a window into the creative process - and never forgot his saying that what Beethoven finally came up with sounds "inevitable", especially after you've heard the ways he tried of doing things that didn't sound "inevitable". In my own occasional compositions I still use that way of listening - does every measure sound as though it were the inevitable outcome of the previous measure.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
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Anglicon 2018 Cancelled
It is with great regret we must announce that Anglicon 2018 will not happen. There are many factors that lead to this decision, including low ticket sales, insufficient hotel room reservations, and a major guest that had to cancel due to professional obligations.
As you can imagine, this news makes all the volunteers that make Anglicon possible extremely sad, as collectively we have put in thousands of hours to create what we hoped would be a fun time for everyone. Unfortunately, it simply wasn't possible.
Further updates will be forthcoming, including information about the refund of memberships. We will be holding the general meeting on October 21st, 2018 where the executive committee will be available for questions.
Thank you everyone that pledged, volunteered, and joined us as a member. It's been an honor and a privilege to be part of such a magnificent piece of the Northwest fan community.
Q: I just got a refund from Paypal. Why?
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On November 28th, 2018 we sent out an email to the remaining members who have not been reimbursed. We expect to process those requests for refunds through the end of the year.
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text: Saturday 9/28 is National Plugin Vehicle Day. Of course, in San Diego (like many cities), we're hosting a plugin event as well. We're looking to attract non-owners with a very nice ride and drive event (most major EVs will be represented). I haven't heard much talk about it, so I wanted to post the details in case anyone wants to attend that hasn't heard about it...It will be at Liberty Station and will start at 10am Saturday 9/28. I'll be there to help answer questions, so please stop by and say hello..... Link for more information and to register: ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY - Charge Up & Take the Wheel | CCSE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY Charge Up & Take the Wheel Presented by the Plug-In 2013 Conference & Exposition and National Plug In Day Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Liberty Station 2401 Truxtun Road San Diego, CA 92106 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Charged up about electric vehicles (EVs)? Bring your family and friends for this one-day-only opportunity to get "plugged into" the future of transportation. And, if you already own an EV, come to the event, park it on display along with other cars belonging to EV drivers, and network with your local community as part of the National Plug In Day celebration. (Please note that this opportunity is on a first-come, first-served basis as parking spaces are limited.) Attendees at ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY can: Get behind the wheel and test-drive a variety of EVs, including (subject to change): Chevy Spark EV Chevy Volt Fiat 500e Ford C-Max Energi Ford Focus EV Ford Fusion Energi GEM Nissan LEAF Toyota Plug-In Prius Toyota RAV4 EV VIA Motors Extended Cab Pick-up Truck BMW i3 (passenger rides only) Tesla Model S (passenger rides only) Check out EV chargers and find out more about other plug-in technologies. Learn how easy it is to charge an EV at home or throughout the San Diego region, with more than 500 public charging stations available. Get your questions answered from San Diego Gas & Electric about special EV rates that can help drivers pay the lowest price for EV fuel when charging from midnight to 5 a.m. Learn about state and federal incentives available for zero-emission and plug-in electric vehicles from the EV experts from the California Center for Sustainable Energy. Find out about life as an EV owner from your neighbors who already have made the switch to this cleaner, more energy-independent vehicle option. Mark your calendars! Don't miss out. Plan on joining us at San Diego's ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY on September 28!


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Hello, world!
This is me, taking a break from my blogging break. Truth be told, I temporarily lost my drive to blog, since a) more people I know IRL kept stumbling on my page (I'm kind of a paranoid kid, I don't like being monitored), and b) I was recently in a slump. I was too depressed to be productive for some time, only indulging myself in the latest episodes of TV and anime series I follow, and started playing a new online game. Yeah, online game = definitely the best way to kill my productivity. But anyway, I realized that I should blog more often. When I decided to log in again today and backread my last posts, I realized that blogging helps in more ways than one :)) It reminded me of all the fun things I've been through, despite the un-fun things I'm going through right now.
I've been snapping more photos with my Iphone, hence more stuff to write about! I realized the immense number of backlogs I have to write when I looked through my phone's album :)) hope you'd find the time to read some of them.
When we first heard about The Phantom of the Opera coming to Manila, my friend Ate Manessa and I decided that WE HAD TO SEE THE PERFORMANCE. We knew people would flock to the theater, but decided we're going anyway. We got our tickets two months in advance, chose the cheapest pair and the best seats our little money can buy, and we were set.
I remember we almost arrived late, as we rushed through flights of stairs to get to our seats. The sound of the bell ringing, signaling that the performance was about to start gave us a scare, and we were running in our stilettos, panting, rushing, to get to that door before they decide to shut us out of our most awaited show.
And when the show started, and the theme blared from the speakers, oh, the goosebumps I had. The set was stunning, the transitions, flawless. While the voice of the actress who played Christine Daae was a little intense for such a sweet girl, I still loved how she played her character well. We were seated very far from the stage, so after the break, we decided to buy ourselves this:
I'm glad we decided to watch. It was an amazing experience, and I definitely would recommend everyone to watch at least one musical play or theater performance once a year. I think that the best thing I got from this experience was a greater appreciation for theater plays. In theater, they don't get to cut out mistakes or redo scenes. They can't edit stuff, so the props and the transitions have to be perfect. The staff and the actors have to be coordinated with each other, each and everyone dancing to the music of the orchestra, timing their actions to give the audience the best show for their money.
How about you? Did you catch The Phantom of the Opera performance here in Manila? :) – ED


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Bedford's Alexa Wilson insists she will never forget her outing at the All England Club after starring in front of former British No 1 Tim Henman as part of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge Finals.
The 12-year-old Bedford Girls' School pupil booked herself a spot at SW19 by triumphing in the County Finals and after qualifying from her group, she made it to the second round at the iconic venue last week before losing to fifth seed Cheri Darley 6-4, 7-5.
Some 20,000 promising young tennis players from all over Britain competed in pursuit of a prestigious place at Wimbledon with Wilson among the top 144 boys and girls to have earned the right to play at the National Finals.
And, despite failing to follow in 2013 Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray's footsteps by lifting silverware at SW19, Wilson admitted her outing at the All England Club was certainly the highlight of her summer.
"I was quite happy with how I played in general because I came here last year and I wanted to get on a roll again," she explained.
"I won all my group matches last year and then got knocked out on a tiebreak in the first round of the knockout stage, so I just wanted to enjoy it this time round, which I did.
"It was really cool playing on the courts here at Wimbledon because it gives people who don't play as much a chance to play at Wimbledon.
"I was really nervous before I went out there because you're being spectated as well but once you get out there, you relax and enjoy it."
Wilson, who trains at Halton Tennis Centre, even got the chance to meet former British No.1 and HSBC Tournament Ambassador Henman while playing at Wimbledon.
Henman spent time with the players, signed autographs, and posed for photos with the finalists. He said: "There's 20,000 kids every year with the Road to Wimbledon and it's great to see how the standard has improved over the years.
"There's some really good young players. It's a great week here but it's then a lot longer than that with the process of playing in their local areas and regionally and coming through."
He added: "It's a great carrot for the youngsters to realise they've got this opportunity of coming to play at Wimbledon."
The HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge is the UK's largest national junior grass court tournament and forms part of HSBC's investment in the stars of the future.


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This summer, my son Ben and I have been doing loads of hiking. Ben is a student at Western Washington University located in Bellingham and has been living up in Bellingham this summer prior to his senior year at Western. We decided that this summer we wanted to hike in the North Cascades National Park, which is southeast of Bellingham. So we have been hiking a lot this summer. Our first hike was to Blue Lake off the North Cascades Highway.
We saw a family of these guys up above the lake.
Next we drove to the end of the Mount Baker Highway and hiked up the Table Mountain Trail.
Last week, we hiked the Park Butte trail off the North Cascades Highway and it was absolutely spectacular.
All these hikes share a few characteristics. First, they are all in my home State of Washington. Second, I had the great pleasure of being able to enjoy them with my amazing son Benjamin. And third, by the time we got back to the car at the end of the hike, I was so thirsty that I was considering drinking my own urine. Luckily, I didn't have to engage in that disgusting task because when we arrived at the car, we were greeted by icy cold beverages. How you ask did we have access to icy cold beverages since the interior temperature of our car and trunk exceeded the temperature on the surface of the sun? Our beverages were icy cold because they were tucked inside our Igloo MAXCOLD PLAYMATE ELITE at Target for less than fifteen bucks.
Our Igloo Playmate Elite cooler holds 30 cans of pop, is very rugged and is easy to open and close. Best of all, our Igloo cooler is manufactured by members of our extended American family in Waller County, Texas! So if you need some cold beverages on a warm day this summer, look no further than Igloo. You will benefit from cold beverages on a hot day and the American workers at the Igloo manufacturing facility in Texas will benefit from a job that allows them to support themselves, their families and their community.
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These are all the custom NES illustrations I did as a part of my 8 Bit Dreams series. There are a lot of them. Some of these I've shown before, but others are brand new ladies and gentlemen.
bubble bobble, kid ikarus
Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros 2
Legend of Zelda 2, Legend of Zelda 2
Journey to Silius, Clash at Demonhead
Maniac Mansion, Ghosts and Goblins
Bad Dudes, NES World Cup
Legend of Zelda, Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros 123, Super Mario Bros 3
Final Fantasy 3, Kirby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, Silver Surfer
River City Ransom, River City Ransom
Nintendo Pro Wrestling, Godzilla
Double Dragon, Metroid
Castlevania, Dragon Quest/Warrior
Faxanadu, Faxanadu
Blaster Master
Tags: 8 bit, 8 bit dreams, airship, bad dudes, black mage, blaster master, bubble bobble, bullet bill, castlevania, clash at demonhead, double dragon, dragon quest, dragon warrior, drawing, faxanadu, final fantasy, ganon, ghosts and goblins, godzilla, greek mysthology, hyrule, illustration, journey to silius, kid ikarus, kirby, legend of zelda, link, maniac mansion, medusa, metroid, moblin, ninja, nintendo, nintendo pro wrestling, nintendo world cup, pitt, princess peach, razor, River City Ransom, shadow link, shy guy, Silver Surfer, soccer, super mario, super mario bros 2, super mario brothers, teenage mutant ninja turtles, toad, triforce, water color, water colour, zelda
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Pity, the project didn't reach 'Base Wars'. I was waiting for that picture.
Hah! That TMNT 3 one is my favorite :D


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In Miami, more hospital prices may see light of day
Once a closely-held competitive secret, hospital prices are beginning to shake loose from the grips of healthcare executives in the wake of last week's unprecedented move by the federal government to publicly share what hospitals bill Medicare for the most common diagnoses and treatments.
The data dump revealed that hospitals across the country, and even in the same communities, charge the government wildly different amounts for the same care, and they receive varying reimbursements from Medicare in return.
While prices for private insurers still remain secret, South Florida hospital executives and industry experts believe more will be revealed as federal healthcare reform rolls out next year — giving consumers more information to decide where to seek medical treatment and creating greater competition in the market.
Steve Sonenreich, chief executive of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, made a public pledge Monday to divulge the contractual rates the hospital charges private insurers for diagnoses and treatments.
"We will post our prices relative to Blue Cross, and Aetna, our contractual prices, and we'll challenge Baptist and the other systems in the community to do the same,'' said Sonenreich, who made his pledge during a studio interview on WLRN 91.3-FM with host Tom Hudson.
Also in the radio studio was Brian Keeley, chief executive of Baptist Health South Florida, which manages seven hospitals in the region. Keeley declined to accept Sonenreich's challenge for price transparency, but acknowledged "That's where the whole industry is going, undoubtedly."
By making public the varying hospital charges billed to Medicare, the Obama administration said it hoped to increase transparency from healthcare providers and give consumers the power to be smarter shoppers.
For years, hospitals and government agencies have reported patient satisfaction rates, quality of care measures and other data designed to help consumers.
But for most individuals with health insurance, hospital prices do not affect their decisions because they can only see a doctor in their network, and that doctor has staff privileges at certain hospitals, said Sal Barbera, a former hospital chief executive and now a Florida International University professor of health services administration.
However, Barbera said, "Once this stuff becomes more public, it will have an impact because it's going to focus attention on it, and hospitals are going to start being accountable.''
As healthcare reform changes the way consumers pay for insurance coverage, prices will become a bigger factor in consumer decisions, said Steven Ullmann, a professor of health management and policy at the University of Miami.
"We're moving more from co-pays to co-insurance, which means that instead of paying a dollar amount for an MRI, say $100 out-of-pocket, now they're moving it toward a percentage of the price, so you might be paying 20 percent,'' Ullmann said. "So 20 percent of a $1,000 MRI is going to be really different in terms of out-of-pocket costs versus a $3,000 MRI.''
Another change happening with insurance, Ullmann said, is a move toward high deductible plans, or "consumer driven healthcare,'' in which patients are responsible for paying a pre-agreed amount of the costs before the insurance kicks in.
"That's a growing trend in insurance policies,'' Ullmann said, "moving from a defined benefit to a defined contribution plan, much like with pensions. As a result, because now the person is going to be responsible for, say, the first $1,500 of costs, and then the insurance kicks in, the premiums for those insurance policies is going to be very low.''
That's also likely to spur consumers to shop around more since the first chunk comes out of their pockets, he said.
In South Florida and across the country, few if any hospitals publish prices for medical treatment. But some indicated they were intrigued by Sonenreich's challenge.
Jackson Health System does not publish prices, said spokesman Ed O'Dell, but Miami-Dade's safety net hospital for the poor and uninsured is open to the idea.
"Jackson sets the standard for transparency,'' O'Dell said in a prepared statement. "We are always interested in new ways to share information, and we will explore this idea.''
Memorial Healthcare System, which manages six hospitals in Broward, has published prices online and in marketing materials to promote imaging services, said Kerting Baldwin, a spokeswoman. But Memorial does not publish prices for diagnoses and treatments.
It was unclear from her written statement whether that might change: "Memorial Healthcare System has historically demonstrated transparency in the reporting of its finances, quality, safety and patient satisfaction data. Transparency in hospital pricing will be no different.''
Baptist Health's urgent care centers post prices for services, Keeley said, but the hospitals within the system do not.
Keeley said he worries that dumping raw prices on consumers would be more confusing than helpful because the prices Baptist Health charges private insurers are based on formulas different from the way the government reimburses hospitals.
"The problem with the pricing is it's so convoluted,'' he said. "It's all pre-negotiated rates based many times on an aggregate number of per-stay, per-diagnosis or per-day, not broken down piecemeal.''
The complexity of hospital prices may be one reason that information has not been divulged before.
When a patient asks a hospital the price for open heart surgery, the hospital might be able to give that person a ballpark range but not an exact amount because physicians don't know how long that person will be in the operating room, or how many gauze pads they'll need, or what equipment may be required.
Keeley said many hospitals have begun to "bundle" prices to include the charges that go into the total cost of treatment. Baptist Health's urgent care centers already do this, he said.
Sonenreich has yet to say exactly what pricing information Mount. Sinai will reveal to the public, explaining that the hospital bills private insurers according to negotiated rates, sometimes at a per diem rate, sometimes as a percentage of cost.
He said he intends to meet with Mount Sinai's executive team and decide what information to publish, most likely online and in a way that is "easily understandable for the public."
Sonenreich said he's not worried about losing a competitive edge by publishing Mount Sinai's prices : "We're already the lowest price.''
Like officials in the Obama administration, Sonenreich argues that price transparency among hospitals of similar quality will lead to lower healthcare costs. Without naming names, he accused some South Florida hospitals of driving up costs by leveraging their market position to extract higher fees from private health insurers.
But by charging higher rates, Sonenreich said, these hospitals force private insurers to negotiate lower rates of payment with other hospitals for the same procedure.
"When you have a large hospital system that has leverage because of their location in the marketplace,'' Sonenreich said, "they're able to command much higher payments from insurance companies than hospitals that do not have that type of market clout."
That leads to higher costs for employers and higher premiums for employees, he said.
Ullmann said health insurance companies are willing to pay a premium to contract with providers favored by their members.
"They know the ones that patients in their member group are going to indicate or perceive they need,'' he said. "Hospitals know that, and are able to negotiate better rates for themselves. It's basically market power. If you have a need for something, the price negotiated is going to be higher.''
If insured patients assume responsibility for a greater share of those costs, though, then their decisions — based on publicly available hospital prices — also will have a market effect, said Ullmann, the UM healthcare management professor.
"If this trend continues,'' he said, "then that will start to put downward pressure on certain prices.''


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Often we are asked, does the Jewish Federation of Western CT only support the Jewish community? The answer is a resounding no and below please read how we support the non-Jewish community:
The Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut is part of the Jewish Federations of North America, a nationwide humanitarian network that serves millions of Jews and non-Jews everyday around the world. The Jewish Federation network includes 157 Federations and 400 network communities.
We open our programs and services to the entire community. For example, non-Jewish seniors attend our lunch programs and the community at large participates in our health and benefit-screening programs. All of our programs are open to the entire community regardless of faith. Here are specific examples of how the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut supports the non-Jewish community as well as the Jewish community:
- Waterbury Area Food Banks
- A scholarship fund for Waterbury residents open to students of any faith
- Assistance to Waterbury Youth and Family Services
- We support the Susan B. Anthony Community Education programs which provided an anti-bullying program
- We contribute support to the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury
- We support the Southbury Mobile Food Pantry
- The Brownstein Jewish Family Services provides the SNAP screening process, Love & Knishes Senior Lunch Programs
- Donation to Daily Bread Food Pantry, Danbury
- Grant to Jewish Family Service for support of social service efforts in greater Danbury area
- Grant for Reading Partners, Danbury