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US trade deficit
The United States trade outlook was slammed again in January by a hefty trade deficit of $10.3 billion -- 28 percent higher than the December figure, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Even though the US achieved a record of $19.4 billion in exports for the month, the progress was overshadowed by $29.7 billion in goods shipped to this country from overseas. The import surge came from increases in passenger cars, telecommunications equipment, and iron and steel mill products.
Goods that pushed the US to its record export level were electrical machinery, office automation equipment, cars, fertilizers, and coal. Agriculture exports, however, dropped 9 percent from December.
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige predicted even wider deficits owing to the strength of the dollar.

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Today we started our day by studying a painting to discover what was happening in it. We used clues in the picture to determine what the picture was showing. Ask me to tell you about the painting!
We learned more about communication now and long ago. We learned about Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions, especially the telephone. In math, we practiced recalling different ways to deconstruct numbers. We cheered for the numbers with a simple cheer. For example, for five I would say, "I say four, you say____, four, _____, four ______, Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy five!" The children would fill in the missing part. We did this to show different ways for each number, all the way up to ten! We had a great time learning a new math game today too. We'll work in math stations again tomorrow so everyone can play all the games.
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House Passes GOP Budget that Repeals ACA
The House GOP passed a compromise budget, having originated at the Senate, with a 226-197 vote that promises to balance the budget in nine years with more than $5 trillion in spending cuts, including a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as reported by the New York Times. The budget plan may now pass through the Senate without threat of a filibuster, because only a simple majority is needed for reconciliation. President Obama is likely to veto the measure, should it advance.
Tax Season Special Enrollment Period Ends with Minimal Enrollment
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that as of April 13 only 68,000 consumers have signed up for coverage through HealthCare.gov's Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for individuals who owe a tax penalty. The proportion of consumers taking advantage of the SEP is higher in State-based Marketplaces with tax season SEPs, including California with 91,000 consumers enrolled and Washington with 16,000 consumers enrolled. The SEP ended in most states on April 30, 2015.
Average Tax Refunds Reduced by 33% for Marketplace Enrollees with Tax Credits
Almost two-thirds of enrollees receiving advance premium tax credit (APTC) in Marketplaces had to pay back an average of $729 of the tax credits they received in 2014, according to H&R Block, reducing these enrollees' average tax refund by 33%. Approximately one in four enrollees with APTC received a refund, averaging $425, which represented an increase in their refunds of approximately 18%. A smaller percentage, almost 13%, of those with APTC had no repayment or refund due, meaning they estimated their 2014 income accurately. Finally, the average payment due for those who did not maintain coverage during all or a portion of the 2014 benefit year was approximately $178. A previous study by the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated, based on tracking income changes typical of the subsidy-eligible population, that taxpayers receiving APTC were about as likely to owe some repayment (50%) as receive a refund (45%), and found that the average repayment ($794) and refund ($773) were similar.
Supreme Court Asks Lower Courts to Reconsider Contraception Case
The Supreme Court of the United States asked a Cincinnati appeals court to reconsider a case brought by Catholic ministries challenging the Affordable Care Act provision that requires employers to cover birth control, according to The Hill. The Justices asked the lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Supreme Court's decision last June to allow Hobby Lobby to opt out of the contraception mandate for religious reasons. This ruling marks the sixth time the court has sent a case back to the lower courts for reconsideration after previously upholding Obama administration policies, including last month when the Supreme Court sent back to the lower court a decision to require the University of Notre Dame to follow the contraception mandate.


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CHICAGO — Lakeside Pride Music Ensemble will hold a concert with the theme of marriage at the Center on Halstead on Oct. 13, presented by WDCB-FM.
From the Facebook event:
Save the date! Lakeside Pride is celebrating the joys of wedded bliss for people of all genders and you're invited. "Love and Marriage" features musical nuptial favorites performed by the Lakeside Pride Jazz Orchestra, Strayhorns Jazz Combo, and the Wilde Cabaret. Whether you're married, single or just love weddings, bring your handkerchiefs and dancing shoes.
About Lakeside Pride
Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is Chicago's premier family of performance groups for members and friends of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Home to three major ensembles – Jazz Orchestra, Marching Band, and Symphonic Band – plus over a dozen chamber ensembles, the organization offers a diverse musical experience for both its audience and members.
About this season
This season, Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is honoring the legacy of the Stonewall Riots. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the riots in June 2019, our concert series will celebrate, in reverse chronological order, the landmark events that have shaped the LGBTQA community since Stonewall. Nearly a dozen ensembles will present 6 concerts this season, celebrating marriage equality, LGBTQA veterans, AIDS activists, New York City as the spark of the modern equality movement, and the influence of the Latinx community. The season will culminate with an inspiring and entertaining retrospective of the riots themselves, featuring performances of first-hand accounts from those who had the courage to stand up and fight that week in June 1969.
You can buy tickets at the Facebook event. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.
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The Richmond Hackney
316 Queensbridge Road, E8
020 7241 1638/therichmondhackney.com
I think that jealousy is an inelegant and destructive emotion and I try not to succumb to its seductive charms, but sometimes you just don't have a choice…
The Richmond is a new gastropub just down the road from trendy Dalston Junction that has recently been launched by the stylist Mags Crow and chef Brett Redman. The interior is uncluttered with Tuscan tones softening the utilitarian pub interior.
Fiona from London Unattached and I had been invited to review The Richmond and to ensure thoroughness we headed to the bar for cocktails. Run by ex-Hix Soho head bartender Lewis Coburn I went for a Richmond Fizz (£9) -Beefeater, fresh lime, Pedrino (tonic with PX sherry), egg white, Angostura Bitters- which was long and cool, perfect for summer, with the astringency of the lime set off by the subtle sweetness of the Pedrino (a new product that I hadn't seen before which is great on its own or as a mixer). Fiona chose the Sage against the Machine (£8)- a blend of Wolfschmidt Kümmel, Cocchi Americano, fresh lime and sage. As with my fizz this was beautifully blended with a perfect balance between the citrus, herb and alcohol.
The wine list at The Richmond has rather intriguingly been put together by Isabelle Legeron, the doyenne of the 'natural' wine world. Isabelle calls herself 'That Crazy French Wine Woman' and puts on the amazing annual RAW natural wine fair. We ordered a couple of oysters each from the raw seafood bar, a mix of Menai Rock (£3.50) Maldons (£2.75) and Cumbrae (£3.50) which were deliciously fresh and saline and which were washed down with the vegetal and herby Pinot Blanc Alsace Gerard Schueller 2013 (£7) and the appley fizzy Of the Domaine Bobinet, Les Gruches, Chenin Blanc Saumur 2013 (£9). Sauces for the oysters were delicious including a spicy Yuzu (a Japanese sour citrus fruit), the traditional vinegar and shallot sauce mignonette and a fresh herbal coriander and mint dressing. The Richmond does an oyster happy hour from 5-6 p.m. at £1 each which has to be the best deal for getting your zinc hit in London.
We ordered three dishes from the Raw and Starters menus; a delicate sea bass tartare flavoured by a mild oyster mayonnaise and radish (£9), a subtle Scallop carpaccio given a hint of garlic from an accompanying ajo blanco and sweetness from elderflower oil and grapes (£10), and a delicious English crab muffin with espelette pepper (£7).
Mackerel, couscous, olive tapenade and fennel (£16) was seared to within an inch of its life with butch flavours coming from the saltiness of the olive which cut through the oiliness of the fish.
Nduja spiced seafood stew, pasta shells and aioli (£19) with its deep, rich flavour given a spicy meatiness by the nduja. It was well-matched by Fiona's glass of C Pacalet, Cote de Brouilly Beaujolais which had a fresh, fruity lightness but enough depth to match the nduja. I drank a chilled red Cabernet Franc from the Veneto, Lo Sfuso di Collina, that sat well with my fish.
Uncircumcised chips (£3,50) were perfectly crisp on the outside and floury inside whilst
a comforting dish of creamed spinach was given the mildest of kicks by Indian spicing (£4).
Banana Tart, which came with creme fraiche and caramelised macadamia nuts (£6), was so rich and delicious that I nearly proposed on the spot…
whereas a lemon mousse with English raspberries (£7) was a more refined and restrained affair. We tried both of the sweet wines available by the glass-a port-like Chateau Tirecul la Graviere Les Pins Montbazillac and a honeyed glass of Clot de L'Origine, Maury, Roussillon.
So why am I jealous? Quite simply because The Richmond isn't local to me. It delivered a faultless meal with great wine and cocktail choices in a fun and convivial space-what more do you want… It's the sort of joint you could hang out at several nights a week- for a drink or half a dozen oysters or for a bigger meal. It was very busy on the Tuesday evening that we visited and has already picked up a clutch of rave reviews so I suggest you go before it becomes impossible to get in.


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Enjoy your morning coffee on the veranda and take in the panoramic views of the beautiful Bras d'Or Lake and lush green hillsides. Located on one of the most spectacular properties on Boularderie Island, make Arkandor your home base during your Cape Breton Island adventure. Situated optimally, it's the perfect location to conveniently access all the Island's highlights and hidden treasures.
Vacation Apartment "Aurora"
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Within minutes from the Trans Canada Highway, Marine Atlantic Ferry Terminal, the entrance to the World Famous Cabot trail, nearby towns, restaurants, entertainment and only 40 minutes from Sydney Airport , it's an absolute ideal location for taking in Celtic Colours International Festival during the month of October. This idyllic lakeside retreat is just the spot to unwind after a day of exploring the Island's many attractions. Enjoy a BBQ on the deck and sip wine as you watch the moon rise over the hills. Each newly built unit is tastefully decorated with full kitchen including walkouts to a scenic patio, 3 piece bath, living room, and 2 bedrooms.


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For the Father's day weekend the crew and I traveled to Michigan to visit Grandma. We timed strawberry season just right, and we got to have strawberry shortcake for breakfast one day and lunch on another. If you're going to indulge, do it right I say! We got the berries at the Midland Farmer's Market—boy were they good! Grandma used great-grandma Drummond's recipe for biscuits. The whole thing was topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. What a treat! On Father's day itself we broke out the Lila Mae, Jim's dad's boat, and headed out on the bay for some walleye fishing. It didn't take long before I had a nice one in the boat. And then another! Did I say I caught the most and biggest fish that day! Of course that meant a fresh fish dinner, which we had on Monday, and the rest of the fillets were frozen for another trip to Michigan. It was good to get out on the Lila Mae, and we felt like Grandpa was fishing with us. He passed away in February, and he is greatly missed.
We came home on Tuesday, settled in a little, and I worked on my felted tile piece and making more dandelions for a weaving. Friday we ramped up for a full day, though. The morning started with an early alarm at 4:30, then off to Lake Monroe for a day of fishing for wipers with Captain Tim Hudson. He's a very engaging fellow and we had a great time. It was one of those trips where 'you should have been here yesterday', but we still managed a six and an eight pound wiper first thing in the morning. We should have headed for home then, but we soldiered on for six more hours without any more action. Friday evening we washed up and headed out to see 'If you give a mouse a cookie'. That's the Cardinal Stage Company production of a favorite book of ours from the boy's early childhood. It was very cleverly done with a lot of creative touches. The whole family liked it, especially the chocolate chip cookies that were on sale at the intermission. Then last night (Saturday) Jim baked some of our wiper haul. Boy, were they nice! It's a very mild fish and went nicely with the new potatoes and corn that we picked up at our Farmer's Market earlier that day. It was truly a delightful local meal, something we'll certainly repeat soon with the rest of the fish.
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A sprawling St. Petersburg mansion owned by Steven and Julie Weintraub, owners of the Gold & Diamond Source jewelry store in Clearwater, recently sold for $2.2 million.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the home sold on Sept. 21 for $500,000 below the original asking price.
Known for their over-the-top TV commercials, the Weintraubs apparently got into some controversy recently for some over-the-top comments made on Facebook, which referred to protesters as terrorists. But, apparently the family also has over-the-top taste in homes.
Located at 6216 Bahama Shores Dr. S. the 6,018-square-foot Mediterranean-style estate sits on a waterfront lot with 160-feet of shoreline along Tampa Bay. Built in 1949, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home has witnessed quite a few upgrades over the years. It features multiple koi ponds, two saltwater fish tanks, a resort-style saltwater pool and heated spa, an outdoor kitchen, a 200-foot dock with water and electric, and a roof top terrace with panoramic views of the Bay. Other amenities include Tennessee marble floors, a wine closet, and an indoor/outdoor living family room with three massive flatscreens and a pool table.
The listing agent was Terry Tillung of Coldwell Banker Residential.
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In the nearly five years I've lived in Vegas, my mother has visited me about twice as many times as she had in the twenty-plus years I lived in Colorado. Naturally, when family comes to visit, the inclination is go out and see the sights. As a result, we've racked up quite a bit of touristy time. But since Ma, who will turn 80 in a few weeks, does not drink or gamble, and has a bum knee, we have to choose our destinations with some care. No dropping her off at a video poker machine, or strolling down the length of the Strip at midnight. Fortunately, there are places in Vegas you can take your Mom.
One can't miss spot is the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The displays are sort of like Rose Parade floats, because everything is made of flowers, but there is an added advantage of shooting bursts of water. Over the years, we've strolled through fabulous scenes of summer pastimes, gorgeous displays of autumnal splendor, and magnificent Christmas fantasies. Round out your evening oohing and aahing at the dancing fountains outside, and Mom will be happy.
What's Vegas without a show? We've gone the pricey route, with tickets to Bette Midler. In fact, this one was actually a request from Ma, who planned her birthday visit around the show. I'd no clue she was was such a Bette fan, but she had a fabulous time, and even insisted on buying the souvenir program. Another time, we caught Tony and Tina's Wedding. If I could do my wedding over, it would be like this – lots of domestic drama and a priest who drinks himself under the table. Our favorite moment was when the brother of the groom drew his finger through the frosting on a piece of wedding cake at our table – and then sauntered off, leaving the cake behind.
One still another visit, we coupled dinner at the Top of the World restaurant with the American Superstars show at the Stratosphere. Where but Vegas can you dine in a revolving restaurant overlooking an entire valley, plus take in a show peopled with Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Elvis and a few other well known entertainers? The impersonators were fun, and the food was fabulous. Ma called the night magical.
Of course, we do get away from the Sin City hijinks, too. We took Ma out to the scenic drive at Red Rock, where we sighed over purple mountain's majesty. We floated on Lake Mead for a dinner cruise. We even toured Hoover Dam. The walk pushed the limits of the knee, but the art deco design scored major points with my interior designer mother. Plus, Ma really enjoyed seeing something in this town that is almost as old as she is.
Still, with all those frequent visits plus tons more, we were running out of ideas for something new and different. But it is in times of desperation that inspiration emerges. This past visit, we went to the Atomic Testing Museum.
Frankly, I wasn't quite sure about this one. In my younger years, I had nightmares about nuclear holocaust (thanks, no doubt, to those under-the-desk drills in first grade). So I was a bit anxious about visiting here. My first impulse had been the Springs Preserve, but it was just too hot. Whatever we did, it had to be indoors. So off we went to view some atoms.
As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" This visit turned out to be one of our best outings yet. Of course, as a history buff who loves all things midcentery, I thrilled to the cultural displays, the vintage TV programming, and the concise explanations of historical context. The cartoon explanation of atomic fission was not only a treat, but I think I learned something. Plus, we traversed the museum alongside a group of Russians. Gotta love irony.
But the absolute best part of this trip was the spontaneous commentary from Ma. One by one, the various displays, arranged in chronological order, evoked memories of her childhood. She talked of living on a farm during WWII and remembered how she and her high school classmates danced in their small town street when the war ended. She talked about being invited to go to Cuba while she was a young nurse, about being courted by my father, and about being a young mother in the 50s. She even remembered a few bits of the early years of my childhood in the 60s, when she switched from nursing to decorating.
In the ninety or so minutes it took to walk through the museum, I heard much more about my mother's life than I think I had heard in the entire previous 48 years.
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Special issue highlights new heart disease research on women, call for more
Study Highlights
- A women's themed issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes focuses on women and heart disease.
- Some new research shows women have greater risks for complications after artery-opening procedures; often receive suboptimal care when being discharged for coronary artery disease; and women may be less likely to return to work by one year after suffering a heart attack.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
(NewMediaWire) - February 23, 2016 - DALLAS - The annual women's issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal, focuses on research promoting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women – the No. 1 killer of women in the United States.
"With this issue, we strive to create a future in which a special issue on women's cardiovascular health is obsolete," said Harlan Krumholz, M.D., S.M., editor of the journal, director of the Center of Outcomes Research and Evaluation at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a professor in Yale's schools of medicine and public health in New Haven, Connecticut. "We will know that we have arrived when an abundance of research on the topic of women's health that generates knowledge to improve the care and outcomes of a formerly neglected population is commonplace."
Among the findings in original research and commentaries in the issue:
Sex Differences in Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention According to Age (Robert Wilensky, M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) - Despite having less severe coronary artery disease (CAD) than men the same age, women under age 50, were at greater risk for recurrent vessel blockage and adverse events after having percutaneous coronary intervention (procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels). For five years, researchers followed 10,963 patients (3.6 percent women under age 50). While procedural success rates were similar by sex, the cumulative rate of major adverse events was higher in young women at one- and five year follow-ups. "Because of their many years of remaining life expectancy that are threatened by early onset CAD, young women with CAD are a population that warrants special attention," the authors conclude.
Sex and Ethnic Difference in Outcomes of ACS and Stable Angina Patients with Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (Karin Humphries, D.Sc., University of British Columbia) - Among adults with acute coronary syndrome or stable angina and obstructive buildup of plaques in the heart, women, as compared to men, were at significantly higher risk of adverse events (i.e. death and readmission for angina, heart attack, stroke and heart failure), regardless of ethnicity. A key finding of the study was that hospital readmission for angina was the most common adverse event, accounting for 45percent of all observed events. This finding was observed among all sex-ethnic groups, except among the Chinese women whose adverse outcome was driven by higher death rates. The study, conducted in British Columbia, Canada, involved 49,556 patients (25.6 percent women) of which 65.9 percent had acute coronary syndrome. The study suggests a need for more targeted cardiac care and research for women across different ethnicities.
Sex and Race/Ethnicity Related Disparities in Care and Outcomes after Hospitalization for Coronary Artery Disease among Older Adults (Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School) - Women were less likely than men to receive optimal care at hospital discharge when admitted for coronary artery disease, and more likely to die within three years, according to a study of 49,358 patients ages 65 and older across 366 U.S. hospitals. Study data were collected through the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease registry over six years. African-Americans, compared with whites, were also more likely to die from coronary artery disease, though this disparity could not be accounted for by differences in the quality of care. Researchers concluded that about 69 percent of the sex disparity in deaths could potentially be reduced or greatly eliminated by providing optimal and equitable quality of care to women.
Do women with anxiety or depression have higher rates of myocardial ischemia during exercise testing than men? (Kim Lavoie, Ph.D. University of Quebec at Montreal) - Women with anxiety and no history of coronary artery disease, had higher rates of reduced blood flow compared to women without anxiety. A Canadian study assessed the connection between mood, anxiety and myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to the heart) in women and men with and without coronary artery disease. The research indicates that anxiety symptoms, many of which overlap with those of coronary artery disease, might mask heart disease symptoms among women – but not men – and contribute to referral and diagnostic delays for women.
Return to Work after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A comparison between Young Women and Men (Rachel Dreyer, Ph.D., Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale University School of Medicine) - Compared to young men, young women may be slightly less likely to return to work a year after a heart attack. The study included 1,680 heart attack patients ages 18 to 55 (57 percent women) who were working full time before having a heart attack. Statistically, however the differences between men and women were not significant after adjusting for several health factors. In this study, women were less likely to be married and were more likely to have professional or clerical jobs than men – which are associated with lower likelihood of returning to work. Participants were part of the VIRGO study (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients).
Association between a Healthy Heart Score and the Development of Clinical Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women: a Potential Role of Primordial Prevention (Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Ph.D. Harvard Chan School of Public Health) - An analysis of 69,505 middle-aged U.S. women in the Nurses' Health Study II showed a strong association between a lifestyle-based risk prediction model and the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. The Healthy Heart Score estimates the 20-year risk of cardiovascular disease based on nine lifestyle factors. A higher score reflects a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Women with higher predicted risk of heart disease based on the Healthy Heart Score had significantly greater risk of each risk factor individually. The study calls for additional research to evaluate the use of the tool as a strategy for preventing the development of heart risk factors.
Parity and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Hispanic/Latina Women: Results from the HCHS/SOL Study (Catherine Vladutiu, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Women who gave birth four times or more had the highest odds of developing metabolic syndrome risk factors such as abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose and low good cholesterol – all of which raise the risk of heart disease. The analysis was performed among 7,467 women ages 18 to 74 in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. The study stresses the importance of considering the number of births as a risk factor for developing metabolic and cardiovascular disorders among Hispanic/Latina women.
Sex Differences in the incidence of Peripheral Artery Disease in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (Grace Wang, M.D., University of Pennsylvania) - Women had a 53 percent higher risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) before age 70 compared to men, in a study examining how PAD in chronic kidney disease differs based on gender and age. The prospective study involved 3,174 participants with chronic kidney disease from the multi-center Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC). Researchers recommend future studies to better understand the impact of earlier detection of the disease in women and the biological and clinical basis for the sex-based differences covered in this study.
And commentary from American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown provides an overview of the continued growth and contributions of the group's Go Red for Women. Since its inception in 2004, the movement has focused on awareness, education and advocacy in reducing the risk of heart disease in women. The latest addition, expected to launch in April this year, will establish a Women's Health Research Network based at five research centers to support basic, clinical and population-based studies in advancing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women.
"The ultimate goal of Go Red for Women is to save lives," Brown said. "Since 2004, there has been an average annual decrease of about 2 percent in women's deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, representing a total of about 670,000 lives.
"Despite this progress, we have much more to accomplish," according to Brown's article. "Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of women, and stroke remains their fourth leading killer. Meanwhile, the prevalence of these illnesses is growing. More than one-third of women have some form of cardiovascular disease, and more than 90 percent have at least one risk factor for these illnesses. That's far too many women, and it means that organizations like ours have an obligation to do even more."
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The next couple of posts will include quotes from Mister Rogers (Fred Rogers).
The world would be a better place if we all were a little more kind, just as he was.
I've often hesitated in beginning a project because I've thought, "It'll never turn out to be even remotely like the good idea I have as I start." I could just "feel" how good it could be. But I decided that, for the present, I would create the best way I know how and accept the ambiguities.-Fred Rogers
There will always be ambiguities. Your best work is created by improving the "best way you know" and continuing to create things that are meaningful to you.
-This is an excerpt from the book The World According to Mister Rogers.


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SanFran Cotton Romping
One down, two to go! Chipotle kicked off the annual Cultivate food and music festival in San Francisco, appropriately a hub of healthy and sustainable living. As always, the Loomstate team was psyched to run the merchandise tent. We clothe Chipotle employees in organic cotton uniforms, so it only makes sense that we wrap up their festival goers too in burritoful tees, hoodies, aprons, and caps (see the collection). Darcey, who oversees Loomstate private label partnerships, reviews the festivities and tastes of the day...Loomstate for Chipotle hoodies.
When not trying to keep warm, these patrons of the park were showing their love for burritos by purchasing a lot of the I Love Burritos Tees. Some were inspired to head home and make some of their own burritos while wearing the extremely popular distressed Medallion Logo Apron. New to the merch line up was the Vapur collapsible water bottle, to be used at the new water refill stations around the festival.
Complete fluffy mayhem took place in the Kid's Zone as the cotton pit (yes, a pit of soft organic cotton to romp in...see below) exploded with laughter and cotton crazed kids all day long.
Minneapolis is next and we can't wait!"
Cultivate Fest.


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Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard discusses the changing voter trends in the Iowa suburbs with Ankeny Area Democrats Chair Zaak Barnes and Representative-Elect Jennifer Konfrst, who flipped a red Iowa House seat to blue to in the Des Moines suburbs.
Let us know what you think about this episode by calling (515) 635-5076 and leaving a voice message that we may use on a future episode. Callers can discuss any topic they choose and may give their name or remain anonymous. Email us at IowaStartingLine at gmail dot com.
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast is produced by Chance Dorland for http://IowaStartingLine.com/.


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prop-121: Updating "Initial IPv6 allocation" policy
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|This proposal seeks to make sure policy is aligned with a wider set of possible IPv6 deployment cases and facilitate the justification of the allocation/assignment size if a bigger address block (versus the default one) is requested.
|Current status
|Implemented on 20 November 2017
|Jordi Palet Martínez
|Relevant forum
|Policy SIG
|Previous versions
|Status at other RIRs
|The RIPE NCC has similar policy provisions.
|Proposal history
|8 August 2017
|Version 1 to be posted to the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion and community development.
|14 September 2017
|Version 1 of the proposal reached consensus at the APNIC 44 Policy SIG Meeting.
|14 September 2017
|Version 1 of the proposal reached consensus at the APNIC 44 AMM.
|18 September 2017
|Start of Comment Period announcement.
|30 October 2017
|End of Comment Period announcement.
|20 November 2017
|Implementation announcement and notice of editorial comment period.
|20 December 2017
|End of editorial comment period. Policy published as apnic-127-v005.txt


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It may not be the only case, or even the most pressing case, in need of an independent investigation, but there's little doubt the targeting of White House opponents by the IRS needs a lot more sunlight than the Obama administration has thus far provided. Republican Governors Association chair Bobby Jindal and vice-chair Scott Walker demanded a special prosecutor to start an investigation of the expanding scandal:
Two Republican governors are urging President Barack Obama to appoint aspecial prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targetedconservative political groups.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker call the allegations "Big Brother come to life."
They want a special prosecutor to find out if any laws were broken and say Obama should fire any IRS employees responsible for the situation.
Under normal circumstances, I'd recoil at the suggestion. Special prosecutors are a great idea in theory, but usually terrible in practice. Theoretically, the investigation owes nothing to anyone and can probe everywhere without fear of retribution — and that's pretty much been true. However, it also means that special prosecutors can turn into loose cannons that lose sight of their original portfolio and start looking for any reason to justify their existence … and that's also pretty much been true of special prosecutors in high-profile cases.
If the Department of Justice operates normally, any investigations into corruption should take place there, where accountability in both legal and political terms apply. Unfortunately, the DoJ under Eric Holder isn't operating normally. It just conducted a broad raid on the records of more than 100 Associated Press reporters in an attempt to identify sources and intimidate the nation's largest wire service. That secret raid should also be investigated, and probably needs a special prosecutor even more urgently than the IRS scandal.
Meanwhile, ABC News provides a list of the most outrageous and weird demands made by the IRS of conservative groups seeking legitimate tax exemption for their work. The whole list should be reviewed, but a few really deserve special mention:
- "Please provide copies of all your current web pages, including your Blog posts. Please provide copies of all of your newsletters, bulletins, flyers, newsletters or any other media or literature you have disseminated to your members or others. Please provide copies of stories and articles that have been published about you."
First, can anyone imagine an IRS agent actually reading through all of the requested material? It's absurd. (How can anyone provide with any certainty all of the "stories and articles that have been published about you"?) This was clearly an obstructionist demand designed to frustrate and block conservatives from organizing effectively and legally.
Here's another in the same vein:
- "Do your issue-related advocacy communications compare to the positions of candidates or slates of candidates on these issues with your positions? Provide copies of these communications. What percentage do these constitute of your issue-related advocacy communications?"
Do conservative political positions correspond to the positions of conservative candidates? Not as often as we'd like perhaps, but, er …. duh. Is the IRS position that only those organizations whose positions aren't taken by any candidates at all are eligible for tax exemption? If so, maybe they'd like to explain the exemption for Organizing for America.
There's also this ambiguity, emphasis mine:
- "Apart from your responses to the preceding, estimate the percentage of your time and what percentage of your resources you will devote to activities in the 2012 election cycle, in which you will explicitly or implicitly support or oppose a candidate, candidates or slates of candidates, for public office."
Define "implicitly." Does this again mean having mainstream political positions is a disqualifier for tax-exempt status? On the other hand, sometimes the questions got uncomfortably specific:
- "Provide details regarding your relationship with Justin Binik-Thomas." (a Cincinnati-area Tea-Party activist)
Subtext: Justin Binik-Thomas is an unperson, and we're watching both him and you.
This may be many things, but liberty it ain't. We may need a whole passel of prosecutors when this is over.


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Par dion1 le 4 December 2016 à 11:02
Bobby Sanders
Linda Carr & The Impossibles (2) (Los Angeles)
aka The Chandeliers (2)
aka The Cheerios (1)
Personnel :
Bobby Sanders (Lead)
Ralph Chestnut (Bass)
Clotelle King
Andrew Bayone (Cheerios & Chandeliers)
Joe Lawson (Cheerios & Chandeliers)
Discography :
Linda Carr & The Impossibles (2)
1961 - I'll Never Get Married / Happy Teenager (Skyla 1111)
1961 - (I'm In Love With) The Garbage Man / Shy One (Ray Star 779)
The Cheerios (1)
1961 - Ding Dong Honeymoon / Where Are You Tonight (Infinity 11)
The Chandeliers (2)
1962 - Give Me Your Love / She's A Heartbreaker (Sue 761)
Biography :
Linda Carr was just 14 years of age at the time of this, her debut recording. Her powerful voice belied her tender years. In '61, talent scount, recording artists producer and writer, Bobby Sanders (real name: Jerome Lenoir) brought gifted singer, Linda Carr to producer Steve Venet. Happy Teenager happily launched her long and remarkable international singing career as one of the queens of the Northern Soul musical genre. The writer, Richard George, had written many songs while at UCLA and later while working in the Hollywood film industry.
He wrote Happy Teenager as an answer song to Dion's Lonely Teenager. Steve Venet arranged to record her with Bobby Sanders, Ralph Chestnut and Clotelle King billed as the Impossibles. Steven Venet next recorded Linda's follow-up release, I'm in Love With the Garbage Man, a clever and fun record. In '64, Linda signed with Sam Cooke's Sar label with Steve Venet producing the release with Sanders and Cooke doing the backup work. Next she signed with Don Costa's DCP label and in '65 had a release that got some action. In '66, she had several releases on the Bell label and later with the Ranwood label. She had the talent but never had the song or promotion to make it big.
After their singles with Linda, the Impossibles, Bobby Sanders, Ralph Chestnut and Clotelle King recruited Andrew Bayone & Joe Lawson. The Quintet with Bobby Sanders on Lead had a release on Infinity in September 1961 billed as The Cheerios. They also recorded for Sue Record as The Chandeliers. During this period, Bobby Sanders also recorded as a single artist and with Dorsey High School friends as the Extremes.
Songs :
Linda Carr & The Impossibles (2)
Happy Teenager I'll Never Get Married
(I'm In Love With) The Garbage Man Shy One
The Cheerios (1)
Ding Dong Honeymoon Where Are You Tonight
The Chandeliers (2)
Give Me Your Love She's A Heartbreaker
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- ASU scientists strike scientific gold with meteorite – Space Daily
- Is there any truth in tales of UFOs – Northants Telegraph (removed by source)
- UFO Hunter game passes Kickstarter goal, but will only ever be available to backers – Toy News
- Diamond-Shaped UFO Captured On Nebraska Live TV Towercam (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
- Scientists find cosmic factory for building blocks of life – The Independent
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A metered intake of milk following exercise and thermal dehydration restores whole-body net fluid balance better than a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution or water in healthy young men.
Appropriate rehydration and nutrient intake in recovery is a key component of exercise performance. This study investigated whether the recovery of body net fluid balance (NFB) following exercise and thermal dehydration to -2 % of body mass (BM) was enhanced by a metered rate of ingestion of milk (M) compared with a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CE) or water (W). In randomised order, seven active men (aged 26·2 (sd 6·1) years) undertook exercise and thermal dehydration to -2 % of BM on three occasions.


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While all the major Internet companies have taken flak for caving in to Beijing's censorship demands in one way or another, Google has been unfairly pilloried over its new Chinese search portal, Google.cn, which it admits will filter results to toe the Party line. Lest our readers be confused about the whole matter, there are a few points that we'd like to clear up. First, the original Google.com is still available, unfiltered, here in China. Your search for "Free Tibet" or "Taiwan Independence" will yield the same results in Nanjing as it does in New York, whether done in English or Chinese. Of course, clicking on many of those results will lead to an "Error – Page not found", because such pages are obviously blocked here. But simply copying the link and putting it into a proxy server will get around that with a minimum of fuss.
Second, although performing these illicit searches on the new, filtered Google.cn will not display any of these results (which is a pity), it's not the end of the world. Presumably many Chinese net surfers already know that their content is being filtered, but even if they didn't, they will now see a message from Google which says something like "To comply with certain laws, some results are not displayed here", thereby openly admitting to the user that he is currently a victim of censorship.Now I ask you, dear reader: what better way to bring about the end of censorship than by constantly showing readers that they are not getting everything that's out there?
Furthermore, filtering search results is a paltry matter compared to the actions of Yahoo!, which turned over the IP address of a Chinese reporter who was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail. Google is not offering its email service in Chinese in order to avoid this problem altogether.


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This morning we went to the Mercato Centrale, the huge indoor food market in Florence.
Inside were butcheries with all kinds of different cuts of meat, an abundance of cheeses, fruits, vegetables, pastries, pastas, and so on.
We saw pastas being made for the day.
Steve said it was too early for treats.
He didn't say anything about new shoes.
Inside the church there was lots of pretty stained glass.
The tomb of Galileo.
Michelangelo's tomb.
The tomb of Niccolo Machiavelli.
We're not entirely sure, but it looks like a family tree for Jesus.
Time for a snack... how about a fried rice ball?


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Girlyn Miguel On Reducing School Dropouts
Minister of Education Girlyn Miguel has underscored the need for the implementation of measures to prevent students from dropping out of school.
In response to a question in Parliament yesterday, Minister Miguel said students drop out of school for a variety of reasons and this is an issue that merits the attention of policy makers.
She however said that the problem can be addressed only marginally unless the Parents and Guardians of the vulnerable students fulfill their parental obligations.
Minister Miguel said the most significant reason for exiting the system was migration.
The Minister said there was a decrease in the school dropout rate at the Secondary level.


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England v India: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten century ensures T20 series win for visitors
Rohit Sharma made a stunning 100 not out to help India beat England by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 and secure a 2-1 series victory.
England, batting first, could manage only 87 runs from the final 10 overs to post 198-8 in Bristol, despite Jason Roy's 67 from 31 balls.
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Leicester's Phoenix cinema will be holding a special charity screening of Hector - a new heart-warming British drama about a homeless man's journey at Christmas - in support of Leicester charity Action Homeless on Friday at 7.30pm.
Phoenix is inviting people to make charitable donations for the homeless in return for tickets to the film.
Donations can be non-perishable foods - such as pasta or tinned soups - or other items such as clothing, cleaning equipment or small Christmas gifts.
Donations can be brought into Phoenix at any time, as well as on the night of the screening of the 15-rated flick. A shopping list of suggested donation items is available at phoenix.org.uk
All donations will be packed up by Phoenix staff and handed to Action Homeless to be distributed to homeless and vulnerably-housed people around Leicester in time for Christmas.
Last year the venue showed It's a Wonderful Life, which saw 130 people attend and donate hundreds of items.
A spokesman said: "Hector is the story of an affable homeless man who sets out on his annual pilgrimage from Glasgow to stay at a temporary Christmas shelter in London.
"As he hitch-hikes the long journey south, Hector is confronted by reminders of a tragedy in his past and becomes determined to reconnect with the family and siblings he hasn't seen for years. With a stunning central performance from Scottish actor Peter Mullan, Hector is a warm and uplifting tale of compassion, hope and the power of community."


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Briefly: Well, this is a nice surprise. THR reports that Steven Spielberg has quietly lined up his next directorial outing, a real feat considering the heat the film already has on it. The outlet shares that Spielberg will next helm an adaptation of American Sniper,
the true life tale of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle that Bradley Cooper has long been developing as producer and star.
While the film was already compelling enough when Cooper signed on back in May of last year, with Kyle's career distinction of recording more career sniper kills in United States military history than anyone else (160 confirmed kills out of 255 claimed kills), the story toook a decidely tragic turn when Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range by a fellow veteran back in Februrary of this year.
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Xiaomi becomes China's top TV brand
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Xiaomi Corp., a Chinese electronics company, became the number one brand of TV sets in terms of annual output in the world's second-largest economy last year.
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Shipments of Xiaomi TV sets reached a record 10.46 million, the company said on its official microblog, adding that its sales also topped the country.
Xiaomi's market share reached 19.25 percent in 2019, according to data from China Market Monitor Co., a domestic market research company.
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Have you ever wondered what the Thousand Islands would be like if all the birds disappeared? I have, and I certainly hope that frightening scenario is something that we never experience in our lifetime or that of our descendants!
Since we started cottaging in the area a few years ago, I have been amazed by the rich diversity of birds that can be found in the islands, and just how much interaction we have with them on a daily basis. Not a single day goes by without someone from our group making a comment either about the bird sounds they have heard or something they have observed. Whether it is the honking of the Canada Geese, which starts well before day-break, or the iconic cry of the Loon across the still evening water, the presence of these feathered residents creates an ambience that cannot be equaled and makes for a truly wonderful wilderness experience.
Although I don't consider myself a true ornithologist I do love watching birds, something I probably inherited from my mother who took great pleasure in watching her feathered friends from her kitchen window.
Armed with our trusty iPad and the "Peterson Birds of North America" app we endeavoured to identify as many different bird species as we could this year. A lot of them, such as the Robins, Black-Capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, and Red-Winged Blackbirds, were pretty easy to catalog. Others, such as the small brown bird that scurried up and down the trunk of the trees looking for insects, were a bit more challenging.
We finally narrowed this particular one down to a Brown Creeper. Other sightings and subsequent identifications included the Eastern Kingbird, the American Goldfinch, the Belted Kingfisher, and the Common Grackle. A flash of bright orange high up in a tree (and sightings from previous years) also let us put the Baltimore Oriole on our list of "observed" birds. There were a few sightings that we were unable to pinpoint exactly – one of them being of a small brownish bird with lovely long tail feathers which we believe to be a type of Flycatcher.
The wide variety of bird songs and noises that we heard at the island is also something that we found truly fascinating. Ranging from the loud din created by a raucous murder of Crows early in the morning, to the beautiful melody of the Field Sparrow that we heard all through the day, and the hooting of a Great Horned Owl late in the evening, we were serenated by the birds literally from dawn to dusk. Somehow, even the prehistoric squawk of the Great Blue Heron had a certain charm to it!
Observing the radically different patterns of flight that the various types of birds exhibited also provided a lot of entertainment to our group. On one hand you had the Swallows performing their energetic, acrobatic maneuvers over the bay as they picked off unsuspecting bugs in mid-air, and on the other, the slow, methodical flight of the Herons as they skimmed a few centimeters above the water's surface. Mixed in with these behaviours were the kamikaze-like dives of the Terns as they plummeted at breakneck speed from a great height to pluck a fish out of the water and the seemingly effortless soaring of the hawks and eagles high above. Engineering marvels, one and all!
One of the first things that I do when I arrive at the cottage each year is to clean out the hummingbird feeder and refill it with fresh nectar. It is amazing how quickly these little creatures discover the new food source and we invariably have several beautiful Ruby Throats buzzing in and out on a daily basis. How these tiny, delicate birds find the stamina to carry out their arduous migration each year is beyond me!
Stale bread never goes to waste at the cottage – as soon as it loses its freshness it is put in the "duck" pile, to be fed to the families of water birds that hang around the island. Our first attempt to feed a family of geese this year was rebuffed, but as soon as the local flock of Seagulls, which was holding court on a nearby rock, realized what was going down they quickly sprang into action. Within minutes we had several screaming gulls circling around in a feeding frenzy and swooping down to scoop up the floating bread bits. Once the bread was all cleaned up they disappeared as quickly as they arrived. A family of Mallard ducks was more receptive to our offerings than the geese were and the five ducklings, under the watchful eye of mama duck, gladly accepted the food offerings, even with two dogs closely watching their every move. The ducks made several return visits during our two weeks and some of us turned into a kid again as we raced to the shore to feed them!
A couple of summers ago we unintentionally became "foster" parents to a family of fledgling Baltimore Orioles at the cottage. I was at the barbecue cleaning things up after lunch when I heard a small, chirping noise coming from the tree above me. When I looked up I saw a little grey fledgling bird with brilliant orange tail feathers looking down at me. Before I could do anything else the little fellow fluttered down to the top of the barbecue and looked at me with his mouth wide open, as if asking, "What's for lunch?"
I looked around and I saw no signs of a parent bird anywhere. Being a sucker for cute little things I went into the cottage and mixed up some sugar water which I proceeded to feed to the baby bird from a straw. The next thing I knew I heard some more chirping from above and we were soon joined by another sibling, and then another. By this time a crowd of "helpers" had arrived from the cottage and an assembly line was set up to feed the hungry birds the liquid solution as well as some crushed up worms from the bait box. After ingesting a hearty meal the little guys closed their eyes and had a nap. Hoping that the parents would return and look after them we carefully placed the fledglings back up on a high branch in a nearby tree. They were not there the next morning, so they were either reunited with their family or they became owl fodder overnight. We always hoped that it was the first case scenario, but knowing how unforgiving Mother Nature can be, we are afraid that is was probably the latter!
Being avid fishermen who spend many hours on the water wetting our lines each summer, we often get the chance to observe a variety of birds of prey in their natural habitats. The sighting of a Bald Eagle soaring majestically overhead is one that is truly remarkable and is a great testament to the efforts of the people who have worked so hard to bring these beautiful birds back to the islands.
The Osprey population is also making a strong comeback and it is always fascinating to watch these predators swoop in and pluck a fish from the water. Red-tailed hawks are prevalent in the area too and can often be seen sitting in trees overlooking the water. We even had a Turkey Vulture, a truly unattractive bird, fly over our boat one morning as it was making its' rounds looking for his breakfast.
The familiar tap-tap-tapping sound that can be heard emanating from the woods on just about any day signals that a woodpecker is not far away. The Thousand Islands area is home to a wide variety of woodpeckers, both large and small. Probably the most impressive of these birds is the Pileated Woodpecker, whose very distinct call and loud drumming lets everyone know he is around. With a wingspan that can reach 75 centimeters the Pileated is the largest of the woodpeckers. Other woodpeckers that were observed are the Northern Flicker, the Hairy Woodpecker, and the very similar, but much smaller Downy Woodpecker.
One observation that we have made over the past couple of years is the dramatic increase in the number of Cormorants in the area. Four or five years ago it was a rarity to see one of these birds, but now, they are very widespread in the Thousand Islands region. These birds were nearly wiped out by the use of DDT and other pesticides several years ago and since the ban on those chemicals was instituted they have made a strong comeback.
The Double-Crested Cormorant is a fish eater and must consume up to half a kilogram of food each day to survive. There is a lot of fear that the increasing consumption by the Cormorants is going to have a devastating effect on the stock of bait fish in the river. There is also widespread concern that the increasing population of Cormorants, and the associated large colonies, is going to have detrimental consequences on the long term nesting habits of other native species of birds, such as Gulls, Terns, and Herons, which will, in turn, have a negative effect on their numbers. The issue of the rapid Cormorant population increase has become an emotionally-charged and politicized issue that has polarized many people. There are a lot of groups that are in favour of trying to control the Cormorants through management programs while others are staunch defenders of the bird's right to exist in nature undisturbed. How this issue will ultimately be resolved is yet to be determined.
So the next time you curse the fact that you were rudely awakened way too early in the morning by a rather vociferous flock of geese or crows and wish that they would go away, please remember how much beauty and character these feathered creatures bring to the islands. Besides, a cheap pair of ear plugs does wonders blocking out the racket!
Happy birding everyone.
By Tom King
Tom King and his wife Marion, have lived in Milton, Ontario for the past twenty-five years, where they both worked and raised their family of three children; Kris, Mike and Becca. Tom still has a strong attachment to the Thousand Islands, having grown up in Gananoque and being a "river rat" from a very early age. The family tries to return to the islands every summer and for the past few years have been renting a cottage on Sampson (a.k.a. Heritage) Island, just out from Gananoque.
Tom King and his wife Marion, have lived in Milton, Ontario for the past twenty-five years, where they both worked and raised their family of three children; Kris, Mike and Becca. Tom still has a strong attachment to the Thousand Islands, having grown up in Gananoque and being a "river rat" from a very early age. The family tries to return to the islands every summer and for the past few years have been renting a cottage on Sampson (a.k.a. Heritage) Island, just out from Gananoque.
Editor's Note: The author, Tom King, hopes that his article will interest others to write about birding in the region. Do you have a story to tell? What unusual birds have you sighted? Are there techniques that you could pass on to our readers? We look forward to hearing from you. We also thank Martin Zonnenberg for sharing some of his photographs for this article.


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I already have a Scottish bucket list, but since I'm home in Edinburgh now – I just thought it was appropriate to share a list of things I really want to do in this amazing city (and it might also include a few things to do on the outskirts as well!)! And we shall see the evolution of it together!
My Edinburgh to-do list
Edinburgh Castle Achieved May 2013 (on Historic Scotland membership)
– Have afternoon tea at Hopetoun (£20-27)
– Michelin starred restaurant (£65)
– Musical/Ballet/Opera Edinburgh Playhouse (an average of £35 a ticket)
– Military Tattoo (£20-60)
– Craigmillar Castle (£5)
– Tantallon Castle (£5)
– Real Mary Kings Close (£11.75)
– Eating lobster in North Berwick (£15)
– Going up Scot Monument (£4)
– St Gile's Cathedral (donation £3)
– Camera Obscura (£10.95)
– Going to a Hearts (boyfriend's team) Game (about £18)
– Edinburgh Literary Tour (£8-10)
– Edinburgh Zoo (£14 + whatever it costs to see the pandas)
– Go to Dynamic Earth (£10)
– Going up Arthur's Seat
– Harry Potter Tour
Calton Hill Achieved October 2014.
– Portobello Beach
– Walk to Cramond Island
– One o'clock gun
– Linlithgow Heritage Trail
– Scottish National Gallery
– Scottish National Portrait Gallery
National Museum of Scotland Achieved October 2014.
– The Writer's Museum
– Royal Botanical Garden
– Tour the Scottish Parliament
Farmer's Market. Achieved October 2014.
– Go to the Christmas Market
– Bike the Water of Leith
– Climb up Arthur's Seat and wash my face in morning dew on May 1st
This list will be up under the 'bucket lists' button in my menu bar – along with my Scottish bucket list and my 30 before 30 list! Yay lists! Also, from now on, Wednesday will be known as my Bucket List Day – hopefully every week I will be able to achieve at least one of these (or from my Scottish bucket list) and share it with you guys!
If you've ever been to Edinburgh, lived in Scotland, anything, and have any suggestions for me, I would gladly take them! I'm trying to think a bit outside the box, as well as trying to see the more 'obvious' sights of the city!xx


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Back to the 2011 or 2009 or 2007 or 2005 or 2003 or 2001 or 1999 or 1997 or 1995 or lbloom.net State of Washington Employees Salaries List
Here's a link to the Federal Communications Commission webpage. http://www.fcc.gov/
Here's a link to the Freedom of Information page for the Federal Communications Commission webpage. http://www.fcc.gov/foia/
Here's the response letter the Federal Communications Commission sent me along with the names, job titles and salaries.
Here's an extra enclosure page the Federal Communications Commission sent me along with the names, job titles and salaries. They sent it, so I uploaded it.
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Here's the freedom of information request e-mail I sent to the Federal Communications Commission at http://www.fcc.gov/foia/ on Friday, November 14, 2003 12:00 PM
Dear Federal Communications Commission, FOIA person,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I am requesting a copy of the names, job titles and salaries of the Washington State, Federal Communications Commission employees.
I have a website (http://lbloom.net), that lists the names, job titles, and salaries of all Washington State employees and I would like to add the names, job titles, and salaries of Washington State federal government employees.
Many government agencies were able to e-mail me their salaries, job titles, and employees list in a microsoft excel format, or send me a cd-rom in excel format.
If you are able to e-mail me or send a cd-rom list of the Washington State, Federal Communications Commission employees, job titles, and salaries, that would be easy for both of us. My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com
Please supply the records without informing me of the cost if the fees do not exceed $30.00 which I agree to pay.
If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justify your withholding of information. Notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.
Thank you for your assistance.
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phone: 1-360-387-9682
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
website: http://lbloom.net
Clicking on the above picture will take you to a page about the webmaster.
A freedom of information letter template is at http://www.splc.org/foiletter.asp
Washington State newspapers have detailed information about access to public records at http://www.openwashington.com/
Here's information on Washington State websites about counties, ports, school districts, cities, ect...
In Nov 2002, the Wa St Court of Appeals, ruled that government employees names cannot be kept secret.
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The resolution of most global climate models is too coarse to adequately resolve important processes such as deep water convection, sea ice melting/freezing, ocean - sea ice - atmosphere interactions at the ice edge and orographical influence on the flow of water and air. As these essential processes are strongly non-linear, climate simulation in Arctic regions suffers from large uncertainties, especially due to processes involving sea ice. This problem has been highlighted recently by the observed extremely low Arctic sea ice extents during late summers 2007 to 2009, which was not expected. The IPCC report is not projecting such a low ice cover before 2030.
In order to complete the puzzle of future Arctic climate change and analyze the mechanisms and impacts, a number of regional Arctic scenario experiments are performed with the Rossby Centre Atmosphere Ocean climate model (RCAO). The regional simulations are based on A1B scenario simulations of the last IPCC Assessment Report from the Norwegian Bergen Climate Model (BCM) and the German Max-Planck-Institute climate model (ECHAM).
The regional simulations show a warmer Arctic, which agrees better to ERA-40 reanalysis data in the 20th century, and a slightly smaller trend in the 21st century compared to their corresponding global simulations.
The large scale change patterns of sea level pressure and air temperature are mainly dominated by the changes in the global models but locally significant modifications occur in the regional simulations. Generally, SLP is reduced in most of the Arctic by 1 to 3 hPa until years 2060-2080. Air temperature increases by 2 to 4 Kelvin in most Arctic regions but up to 10 Kelvin where winter sea ice disappears. In these regions, the response in the regional simulations seems to be more pronounced than in the global simulations.
The ECHAM-forced runs show generally lower summer sea ice extents and a stronger decrease than the BCM-forced runs in future. Several periods with rapid reductions of summer sea ice extent and partial recovery thereafter occur between the years 2000 and 2050 (Figure 1). The amplitudes of the reduction events compare well to the recently observed sea ice reduction and might indicate that also real-world Arctic sea ice cover can recover to the long-term trend. The observed increasing sea ice extents in summers 2008 and 2009 compared to the 2007 minimum could be part of such a recovery. However, a first analysis of the causes for the simulated rapid sea ice reductions indicate different mechanisms for the different events.
Our simulations suggest that the Arctic will be for the first time almost without sea ice in late summer around 2040 and that no substantial recovery takes place after 2060 any longer.


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Patti was the second vocalist for the Targets, a band started by former New Math bassist Robert Slide and guitarist Sue Metro. The Targets reunited at the Scorgies Reunion in 2008 and played a few songs as an adjunct to the New Math set. Patti had been battling cancer for a number of years and had been in and out of hospice for a few months in 2013. Obituary from the Nov. 21 Democrat & Chronicle:
Henrietta: Nov. 16, 2013, age 52. Predeceased by parents & brother. Survived by husband, Chris; step-father, Irv; children, Jennifer (Charles), Catherine, Caleb, Justice & Noah; former husband, Randy; grandchildren; 8 siblings; many nieces & nephews. Trish will be greatly missed & loved by many.
Calling hours, Friday 3-5 PM at Metropolitan, 109 West Ave. Memorial Service, Saturday 11 AM at New Hope Church, 3355 Union St., N. Chili.
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Plain-Language Substitutions for Wordy Phrases
1. If at all possible ———————–>>>> If possible
2. If that wear the case ——————->>>> If so
3. In the absence of ———————->>>>Without
4. In accordance with ——————–>>>> By, following, per, under
5. In addition —————————->>>> Also, besides, too
6. In an effort to ————————->>>> To
7. In as much as ————————–>>>> Since, because
8. In a timely manner——————–>>>> On time, promptly
9. In back of——————————>>>> Behind
10. In close proximity———————>>>> Near, close
11. In connection with———————>>>> With, about, concerning
12. In consideration of the fact————>>>> Because
13. In excess of—————————>>>> More than
14. In favor of—————————–>>>> For
15. In lieu of——————————->>>> Instead, instead of
16. In light of the fact that—————–>>>> Because
17. In many cases————————->>>> Often
18. In order that—————————>>>> For, so
19. In order to—————————–>>>> To
20. In other words————————>>>> Or, that is
21. In possession of———————–>>>> Have
22. In regard/ reference to—————–>>>> About, concerning, on
23. In short supply————————>>>> Scarce
24. In the amount of———————->>>> For
25. In such a manner as to—————–>>>> To
26. In the course of————————>>>> During, while
27. In the event (of)———————–>>>> If
28. In the first place———————–>>>> First
29. In the instance of———————->>>> For
30. In the matter of———————–>>>> About
31. In the near future———————->>>> Soon, shortly
32. In the vicinity of———————–>>>> Around, near, close to
33. In terms of—————————->>>> In, of
34. In view of—————————–>>>> Since, because
35. In view of the above——————->>>> So
36. Is applicable to————————>>>> Applies to
37. Is authorized to————————>>>> May
38. Is responsible for———————->>>> Handles
39. Is unable to—————————->>>> Cannot
40. It appears—————————–>>>> Seems
41. It is clear that—————————>>>> Clearly
42. It is essential—————————>>>> Must, need to
43. It is evident that————————>>>> Evidently
44. It is my intention to——————–>>>> I will, I intend
45. It is obvious that————————>>>> Obviously
46. It is often the case that——————>>>> Often
47. It is probable that———————–>>>> Probably
48. It is requested————————–>>>> Please, we request
49. In as much as—————————>>>> Since, because
50. It is recommended———————->>>> We recommend
51. In view of the fact————————>>>> Because
52. It will be necessary———————–>>>> Will need to
53. I'd appreciate it if you would————–>>>> Please
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Consistent with Project GEAR UP's goal of preparing students for college beginning with middle school, the inaugural summer session will be a four-week language arts intensive providing a high quality, developmentally appropriate program for students, focusing on:
Project GEAR UP works to develop systemic change through local schools and families by providing academic, parental, and community support in an effort to increase educational opportunities for students and families in East Los Angeles.
Academic Support
Every student will take part in an individual advisement session with an academic advisor who will give an overview on the different systems of higher education, explain the A-G requirements and develop an individual academic plan for the student to follow. Follow up sessions will occur periodically throughout the school year.
Project GEAR UP will work to develop professional development support for teachers at the middle and high school levels and to encourage an environment of learning on all levels so that students ultimately benefit from best practices.
Parental Support
Community Support
Through a collaborative agreement with Project Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), California State University, Los Angeles is working to provide academic support and advisement for students and parents in an effort to increase the college going rate among families from the East Los Angeles community. As part of this effort Project GEAR UP offers and provides in class tutors for 7th grade teachers in language arts and mathematics. These tutors assist students with the daily lessons in classroom in an effort to assist with any learning difficulties as they occur. The aim is to assist students in feeling competent and successful in their classroom approach to studying.
The project offers parent workshops through the Parent Institute for Quality Education. Through these workshops 7th grade families attend a six-week seminar in parenting, accessing school resources and advocating on behalf of their child's success. Each parent receives a certificate of completion at the end of the session, at a culmination ceremony at the middle school.
Professional development of school staff is a vital component for the program and a steering committee of faculty is currently in place to provide input as to the areas of development most needed at the school. Professional development seminars are offered at neighboring universities through a state-sponsored initiative.
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Chinese refiner stops buying US crude, starts buying Iran's
China's largest independent oil refinery has stopped buying crude from the United States, switching to Iranian oil purchases, amid a trade war with the US and despite American attempts to dissuade other countries from purchasing crude from Iran.
The Chinese ShanDong Dongming Petrochemical Group announced the development on its official website on Monday but gave no further details.
That policy shift comes amid a trade dispute between China and the US, which has targeted imports of Chinese products with heavy duties. While Chinese crude has not been subjected to US tariffs yet, it appears on a list of products to be targeted with tariffs at an unspecified later date.
China has promised to reciprocate the harsh US measures. And US restrictions on Chinese crude are almost certain to prompt Chinese tariffs on American oil.
The decision by ShanDong Dongming to switch to Iranian crude was apparently taken preemptively, in anticipation of matching Chinese government tariffs.
Earlier, officials at ShanDong Dongming had expressed concern that their imports of American crude might be affected by retaliatory Chinese government duties.
"We expect the Chinese government to impose tariffs on (US) crude," an executive at the company said anonymously back on July 6. "We will switch to either Middle East or West African supplies."
A policy of 'zero' in limbo
The shift also comes despite a hard-line policy by the administration of US President Donald Trump to supposedly bring Iran's oil sales down to "zero" by November 4, including by imposing sanctions on countries that buy Iranian crude past that date.
On May 8, Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a multilateral deal with Iran. Under that deal, restrictions on mainly Iranian oil sales were removed in return for the application of certain limits to the Iranian nuclear program.
The US pullout entailed the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, including on its crude sales.
Tehran has said that if it cannot sell its oil, no other regional country will be able to sell its, a reaction that has been taken to mean that Iran may block its waters in the Strait of Hormuz, through which many international oil cargoes pass.
Furthermore, the other participants to the Iran deal, namely the UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China, have remained committed to the Iran deal, and are presently working to sustain both the deal and trade with Iran, including oil purchases.
China is the world's top crude oil buyer and Iran's biggest client. It is America's second-biggest crude buyer.
Other purchasers of Iranian crude — including India — have also said they would not comply with unilateral US restrictions.
More recently, the US has said it is open to considering waivers for certain buyers of Iranian oil.


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By Jim Fusco:
Last week, my wife and I were on vacation in Las Vegas. We were SO excited to learn that we were there on opening night of "Surf: The Musical"! We got tickets and honestly, I didn't know what to expect. We went over to Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino…
Well, we were pleasantly surprised! The show featured 30 Beach Boys songs and even had a couple of obscure ones, like Dennis Wilson's "Be Still" (from the 1969 album "20/20") and (slightly less obscure) "Getcha Back" (from the 1985 album "The Beach Boys").
One of the coolest moments was after a car crash, the chorus sang "Our Prayer" (from Smile)- it was the perfect song choice. Actually, I was surprised at how well the lyrics to all the songs fit in so well with the story. They had to change a few lyrics (mostly gender-related), but it was done well.
Of course, the show was "Vegas-fied" with a lot of dancing, skimpier outfits than anyone would've worn in 1965, and there were a lot of special effects and lighting tricks. The background was a set of three large LCD screens. That was a great touch because the background changed with each scene- it allowed them to have different "locations" without having a ton of set props. There was even a really cool Ferris Wheel effect that drew applause from the audience.
The singing was done pretty well- normally I can't stand hearing people over-dramatize my favorite songs. But, these stayed fairly true to the originals.
Overall, we had a ton of fun and I would really recommend it to any Beach Boys fan. I hope it does well!


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Now, here's a lovely badge, I love butterflies. I am ancient enough to remember when before the crop sprays and other environmental destruction hadn't exterminated most of them, and I remember a pile of stones my father had left to create a rock garden being covered in basking butterflies on a hot summer's day.
Rant, rant…
Leaving that aside, to comply with the rules of the nomination, I would like to thank Thomas Cotterill
for the award. We disagree about many things, politics, what the author was attempting to demonstrate regarding characters in books (I'll just go for a bit of teasing by saying something that will be obscure for most people, but not for him: 'I still maintain Charley Kinraid is a superficial opportunist, Thomas etc, etc, rant, rant…') but he has been a wonderful source of support and encouragement for me. My first novel was complex, and that has meant for divided opinon amongst readers,some of whom found it a bit too challanging; Thomas particularly delighted in it, and that really made me feel good.
His blog is always excellently written and stimulating and can be found on
Five things that make me happy.
I can think of many. I won't tease,and say outrageous things like 'Other people's misfortunes' and 'reports of accidents in newspapers', instead, I'll be truthful.
Drinking Earl Grey tea, wriggling my toes by a fire and reading a favourite book (shades of my own Sophie de Courcy).
Looking at sheep. 'What is this life, if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare…'
Coming to the end of an exercise session.
People laughing at my jokes, as distinct from:
a. Falling asleep
b. Interrupting to tell their own
c. Taking me seriously, and raising strong objections
d. Looking frankly puzzled…
Finishing writing a book…
Five blogs from people who fit the bill for me (can't nominate Thomas, as he has already nominated me):
First, who but my writing partner Jo Danilo? So glad I met up with her on Goodreads, the best writing partner in the world, a brilliant writer, though short of time at the moment…Love you!
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Lauryn April on
<a href="http://laurynapril.blogspot.com/
An excellent writer – ( I love Ivy and Brant in 'Into the Deep') and a wonderful friend. Her latest post in particular – about the recent obsession with accusing people of 'copying' other writers – when there are no original plots – is well worth a look.
Another outstanding writer friend of mine is Rebecca Lochlann – does she know a lot of stuff about Ancient Greece, or what – her 'Child of the Erinyes' series is enthralling – who has become a great friend. She always puts up with my rants about Objectification and Rape and Patriarchy, and suchlike jolly topics…
Then, there is another wonderful friend Bluebirdsunshine, whom I once knew as Caramello, but that is another story. She always helps me with IT and she takes marvellous photos of her lovely children.
Finally, I know who deserves this and more, but who probably has it already – Caitlin Dean for her work on raising awareness of Hyperemesis. I'm having problems finding somewhere to tell her I've nominated her – but I'm nominating it to her anyway, and breaking the rules…
But perhaps, someone deserves this award more than anyone, Tersia Burger, who doesn't forget others in her grief.


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Volume 7 - Opinions of Counsel SBEA No. 2 (rev.)
Aged exemption (ownership requirement) (life estate - creation of predated life estate) - Real Property Law, § 244; Real Property Tax Law, § 467:
A legal life estate may not be deemed to have been created at a date prior to the date the deed conveying the life estate is delivered and accepted. Therefore, for purposes of the length of ownership requirement of the aged exemption statute (Real Property Tax Law, § 467), the life tenant's period of ownership commences on the date the deed was delivered and accepted.
An individual has applied for an aged exemption (Real Property Tax Law, § 467) and a question has been raised as to whether she has satisfied the period of ownership requirement (24 consecutive months). The applicant claims to have satisfied the requirement on the basis of successive life estates in two parcels.
By a grant dated December 13, 1979, the applicant acquired a life estate in a parcel. By a grant dated December 18, 1979, the applicant received a life estate in a second parcel. The second grant, however, purporting to be retroactive included the statement, "For all purposes, this deed conveying a life estate has been and shall be effective from the 15th day of June, 1962." Based upon the claim of retro-activity, the applicant seeks an aged exemption on the first parcel.
The law is well settled that a life tenant is deemed the owner of the property during his or her lifetime, and is responsible for the taxes on that property (Deraismes v. Deraismes, 72 N.Y. 154 (1878); In re Det-mold's Estate, 52 Hun 142, 4 N.Y.S. 903 (1st Dept., 1889); In re Gaffers' Estate, 254 App. Div. 448, 5 N.Y.S.2d 671 (3d Dept., 1938)). Based on this case law, we have stated on several occasions that the owner of a life estate satisfies the ownership requirement of section 467 (1 Op. Counsel SBEA No. 34; 3 id. 45; 5 id. 106).
Among the other requirements of section 467 is that the title to the property for which exemption is sought must have been vested in the owner or owners for at least 24 consecutive months prior to the date of making application for the exemption. However, by statute (Real Property Tax Law, § 467(3)(b)), there are several situations in which the time of owning one parcel may be "tacked" on to an applicant's time of owning a second parcel for calculating length of ownership. Most relevant here is the provision that "where a residence is sold and replaced with another within one year and both residences are within the state, the period of ownership of both properties shall be deemed consecutive for purposes of the exemption from taxation by a municipality within the state granting such exemption."
In this case, since the applicant is seeking an exemption on the first parcel (purchased originally by her grantor in October, 1979), the "tacking" provision quoted above is applicable only if the applicant had a life estate to the second property (originally purchased in 1962), and that property has since been sold. In our opinion, if the applicant had a legal life estate in the latter parcel dating back to 1962, and within one year of the sale of that parcel obtained a life estate in the other parcel, the periods of ownership should be combined for purposes of calculating the applicant's length of ownership.
In this case, however, we are not satisfied that the applicant had a life estate in the first parcel until December 13, 1979, or a life estate in the second parcel until December 18, 1979. The long-standing rule in this State (see, e.g., Mitchell v. Bartlett, 51 N.Y. 447 (1873)), now codified in section 244 of the Real Property Law is that "a grant takes effect, so as to vest the estate or interest intended to be conveyed, only from its delivery. . .". In addition, there must be acceptance of a deed before conveyance occurs (Ten Eyck v. Whitbeck, 156 N.Y. 341, 50 N.E. 963 (1898)). We have been cited to no authority, nor has our research disclosed any, which indicates that a legal life estate may be deemed to have been created as of a time prior to delivery and acceptance.
Accordingly, in our opinion the applicant received no life estate in either parcel until December 1979, and, therefore, does not presently satisfy the length of ownership requirement of section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law. Therefore, no exemption may be granted.
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The National Barbecue Association awarded the magnet the Best BBQ Tool for 2012. It is offered for $5.99 on Amazon. Of course, that means you also have to use a meat thermometer to verify. That's something not done often enough.
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