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Folks gave this small town its peculiar moniker as early as 1847, and they've been doing things their own way ever since. Beginning as an important stop for commerce along the Ohio River, the tiny town has endured floods, ice, economic upheaval and all manner of modernization, remaining a beacon of bygone ways in the present day. Always bucking trends, people here elected their first dog for mayor in 1998, sparking a tradition that led to three more successful canine campaigns. So pull up a chair at the general store and join local historian Donald Clare as he presents the first book-length history of Boone County's most celebrated river town.This width was the result of having the C47 center wing section (and fuselage) on a trailer. ... We are in a model A ford. ... I can still hear those wires sing as that pole fell...twing...twang...and can remember the sunlight reflecting off that ... On the edge of this town was a bridge with sides so high it blocked the big rig.
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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
My friend Dan* and I already had a sheep, a wise man, and a candy cane in the trunk when we pulled up in front of Tom Rallie's** farmhouse.
The car idled on the state highway shoulder in front of the white split rail fence, a quarter of a mile from the manger scene in front of the Rallie family barn. The scene was lit with a giant spotlight, an impressive silhouette of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus illuminated as three shadowy humps on the wide red barn doors. Above them, an electric star gleamed. It was arguably the most prominent Nativity display in town.
Dan turned to look at me solemnly. "I want to do this for you," he said.
Then, he threw open the passenger door and started running across the field, plowing through the shin-deep snow and completely clearing the fence in one leap. He was back in fewer than four minutes with two white plastic pieces, the manger and baby Jesus meant to lay peacefully on top.
For the past few nights, Dan and I had been cruising around our small Indiana hometown. We'd made off with two Jesi from the trailer park where I grew up. Another friend, who had been along for the ride one night, had swiped an enormous green-robed wise man in a fit of desperation when she unplugged the wrong set of cords connecting light-up plastic Nativity figures to an outdoor socket.
In my bravest moment, I'd grabbed the baby Jesus from a local church's display, which fully faced one of the busiest highways in the area. I got out of and back into the car in under a minute.
But most important to this story is the fact that we weren't teenagers. By the time we realized we wanted to spend the holidays stealing tacky lawn ornaments from unsuspecting strangers, my friends and I were about 20, home from college for winter break, and obscenely bored.
Dan hurled himself and Tom Rallie's baby Jesus into the front seat of my waiting Toyota Tercel as I threw it into reverse. The wet Jesus lay on my lap as I stepped on the clutch. Dan was frantically brushing snow from his jeans as the car lurched, then stopped. I looked at him, horrified.
We were stuck in the snow bank.
"If I get out and push, they'll see me!" Dan shrieked as he jumped back out the car anyway. I looked around, panicked. There wasn't anyone on the highway for miles. It was after midnight on Christmas Eve. Everyone was seemingly back from late-night church services and in for the night.
The tires crunched and squealed as Dan pushed on the big teal egg of a car. I alternated between trying to rock the car out of the snow and worrying I'd back over my friend.
At some point, I felt it give, and Dan came racing back around to the front. We peeled out without speaking. What's there to say in a moment like that? Is it how bank robbers feel when they've narrowly missed being pulled over for a busted taillight?
Next year, we vowed to leave something in the place of the Jesi, maybe stuffed monkeys as a Darwin nod or non-white baby dolls to make some vague point about gender, race and religion. But we never did it again. We got older and less bored.
After poaching such big game, we retired from manger scene theft. The collection of plastic people and props was divvied up. We left a few in random places on later road trips. We put a Jesi in a Waco, Texas phone booth and a sheep in a parking space in a Ramada garage next to LAX. We regretted not keeping track of where each object had been snatched. Perhaps we could have left little tags on them.
If found, please return to [original address].
The wise man was eventually stolen from a friend's porch. It wouldn't be right to say we felt ripped off.
I still have Tom Rallie's Jesus in my trunk, a pilfered guardian angel. He goes everywhere I go. Obviously, this thief needs His guidance more than the people who put Him in their yard.
*All my best prank stories involve my friend Dan.
**Name changed because it isn't his fault I stole his Jesus. And no, I'm not ever giving it back.


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The twins will be 15 months old on December 25th. While they look alike and hit many of the same milestones, I've observed that they have been unique individuals since I could first differentiate their movements in the womb.
We met a gregarious Santa who got a kick out of holding twins. When he laughed loudly, it was interesting how they each reacted to him.
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Shida Mirai plays an average junior high school student who becomes pregnant with her lover's child. The drama will show her gradually maturing as the circumstances around her change.
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At first, I did not know quite what to expect, and I thought it would be more centered on the social aspects of Miki Ichinose (the 14-year-old mom). As the story progressed, I realized that the story does continuously touch on the social aspect, however, the real focus is on the events that Miki goes through with her family, in particular her mom, and with Satoshi Kirino (the 15-year-old dad) and his mother.
All around, I think the actors did a great job, and were very believeable. In fact, I ran across this series while reading up on Shida Mirai, who, I believe, has a promising future in showbiz.
In my opinion, the storyline was good, but I did not enjoy the whole part of the story dealing with the reporter. I felt it was unnecessary, and only served the purpose of sending one of the families into bankruptcy. Sure, it does have that social aspect, but it seemed like the story with him just dragged. Even in the last episode, I felt like he should not have been in the picture at all, he felt like filler. All in all, his character seemed to drag the story along, and held it back, because there were times I just wanted to fast forward on his parts. It would have been a more enjoyable drama...minus the reporter aspect.
I didn't enjoy the theme song; I think they should have chosen a more mellow singer for the theme. This is a big problem for me because I have to enjoy the theme song(s), it just adds and extra spark about the show.
I especially enjoyed the narration throughout the series alternated between the daughter (Miki) and her mom. This added an intimate level to the storyline, because it somewhat carried on as a dialogue.
To Sum Up!: Do watch this drama!!!!! This is the most touching show that I have ever seen. (tear...)
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Sweet moments
Unorthodox plot for sure that explores some of the consequences of being a teen mother.
As the reviewer before me said, the reporter in the drama was really annoying. It made the drama feel unreal at times. Other than that the scenes involving the family members were the most touching.
Shida Mirai was spectacular in her role and I thought she far outperformed her older colleagues. The actors in her "family" were great too particularly lil Kenta. The boy (kiri-chan) wasn't good though. A bit too stiff for me.
It was a nice drama to sit through since it was different from the usual fare. I thought it could've been a lot edgier though considering the subject matter.


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Spotlight: Jeremy Maclin
posted by Heath Cummings on Jul 30th
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Last year was supposed to be the year Jeremy Maclin broke out. He had increased his production heftily from year one to year two and was headed for the famous third year breakout. Instead, in the preseason he had some type of mysterious injury that robbed him of any momentum heading into year three. Still, after fighting through that, he was on pace for 88 receptions and over 1200 yards halfway through the season before missing basically four full games with shoulder and hamstring injuries. Maclin scored one touchdown over the entire second half and only had one game with more than five receptions or 72 yards down the stretch. Much like the Eagles, everything went wrong for Maclin in 2011, and now we're supposed to project what 2012 will look like with even marginal luck.
When projecting Maclin for 2012 I believe you have to confidently project a full season. Looking solely at last year it would be easy to think he may be injury prone, but prior to 2011 he'd played 31 of 32 games in his career. Reports have him back over 200 pounds, so other than LeSean McCoy we should be viewing Maclin as the least likely Eagles weapon to go down to injury. That doesn't mean that another's injury wouldn't affect his performance. Michael Vick is probably the most likely quarterback to be injured in 2012, and if he is Maclin's production will suffer.
Another possible hazard of playing on a team with the firepower of the Eagles is opportunity. LeSean McCoy dominates the ball in Andy Reid's offense both as a runner and a pass catcher, but he leaves plenty of room for Maclin. Desean Jackson, while explosive is not going to catch more than 4-5 passes a game, he never has. Finally, Michael Vick has spent the summer telling everyone how much safer he's going to play it, so I think you can rule out a ton of running, or even scrambling, plays from him. As many weapons as this offense has, it's pretty easy to see the opportunity is going to be there for Maclin to put up by far the best year of his career.
So, just how good could Jeremy Maclin be in 2012? The average WR1 improves about 5.5% from his third to his fourth year, but that's assuming a full season played. If you take Maclin's per game average and project it out to 16 games in 2012, and account for a normal 4th year improvement, you come up with a line that looks like this:
89 receptions, 1208 yards, 7 TDs
Now that's just one tool, and coming off an injury I don't think that's necessarily the most accurate way to project a player's success, so I like to go back two years as well. History shows that the average WR1 improves just over 25% from his second year to his fourth. Applying that to Maclin puts him here:
88 receptions, 1205 yards, 12 TDs
Basically identical, except for of course the scores. That makes perfect sense and will most likely be the biggest determining factor in whether Jeremy Maclin is a WR1 or WR2 for fantasy purposes, how many times can he get in the end zone? Touchdowns are the hardest thing in fantasy to predict, but his size and the Eagles ability to move the ball bode well. A huge factor may be how many long touchdowns Desean Jackson scores. Every time Jackson takes one to the house from 50+ yards out Maclin loses an opportunity to pick up receptions and yards. I would always rather bet on the receiver who runs routes well and has a good red zone presence, so I'd bank of Maclin finishing with more scores this season.
- Undoubted talent on what could be an explosive offense
- Although he isn't the home run threat Jackson is, Maclin is easily the most consistent Eagles' receiver
- He's a young receiver that is still improving, and he is seriously undervalued right now with an ADP
- Health of his quarterback is a major concern, especially when you look at the Eagles depth at the position
- Touchdowns could be hard to come by with the deep threat of Desean Jackson and the ground game of McCoy and Vick
Final thoughts
Currently being draft as the 20th wide receiver off the board, I don't have any doubt at all that Jeremy Maclin is being undervalued. The real question is how much? He has the potential to become a top ten receiver, but I'm not quite ready to make that leap of faith.
Every mock draft I've been a part of has had a huge run of receivers in the late second and third round. Maclin is one of the only receivers left after that run that could put up WR1 numbers and I'd draft him as such.
Quotations from the message board threadTo view the entire Player Spotlight thread (there's a ton of fantastic commentary in there), click here.
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Love him this year if he's healthy. He was a borderline WR1 in 2010. In 2011 he was injured early week 10 and then missed weeks 11-13 and you can certainly throw out week 1 because he was barely used coming back from his offseason health scare. The remaining 11 games he put up borderline WR1 numbers similar to 2010 but his ADP this year has him being drafted as a low end WR2.lbouchard said:
In 2010, Vick threw for 3,018 yards and 21 TDs. In 2011, Vick threw for 3,303 yards and 18 TDs. I don't see why there would be a huge jump in his passing yardage. Predicting Maclin for 1,200 yards means that he would account for nearly 40% of his team's yards. For comparison, Megatron caught 33% last year and Fitzgerald caught 37% of his team's yards. I don't think Maclin catches 40%, especially with DJax returning to form, McCoy being a lethal threat out of the backfield, and Celek performing like a top 5 TE after week 5 last year. I think he'll score the most points out of the WRs this year, but I don't think he goes for 1, 200 yards, and I don't see any way for him to hit 14 TDs. I don't even expect double digits TDsGrahamburn said:
Maclin's yards per catch has been extremely consistent throughout his career with marks of 13.9, 13.8, and 13.6. I can definitely see his reception totals bumping up into the 75-80 range. His career high is 70 in his second season, so 5-10 more isn't asking too much with Maclin coming back full strength in 2012. However, I don't see there being too much upside from there with all the other weapons the Eagles have.
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It took 113 minutes, but it was worth the wait. Germany finally broke a scoreless tie with a goal by substitute Mario Gotze, and what a goal it was. Gotze controlled a cross pass on his chest and volleyed the ball with his left foot past Sergio Romero. And with that stunning goal, Germany beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final. It was the German's fourth World Cup title and first since 1990. Lionel Messi was the best player on the field, but Germany was the superior team.
Those following the NBA free agent rumor mill didn't see this one coming. Paul Pierce is joining the Washington Wizards after spending one season in Brooklyn. The Celtics great was considered a possibility for his hometown Los Angeles Clippers, a move that would have reunited him with Doc Rivers. Instead, he'll join John Wall in D.C. and provide some veteran leadership. He's 36 and averaged a career-low 13.5 points last season, but he showed that he's still got fuel in the tank. It would have been nice, however, to see Pierce end his career in Boston as a sixth man. … An NBA star announced his free agent signing with an emotional first-person essay. LeBron James? Nope. This time is was Carmelo Anthony, who posted his missive on his personal website Sunday. He's staying with the Knicks, confirming media reports that surfaced Saturday. But he did his best to replicate LeBron, right down to the sentimentality: "In the end, I am a New York Knick at heart," he wrote. Or someone wrote for him.


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At the July Gleneagles Summit, G8 leaders announced a goal of having an AIDS-free generation in Africa. To reach that goal, they aim to provide near universal access to treatment for all those who need it by the year 2010. However, one AIDS expert warns anti-retroviral treatment is complicated and expensive and only one part of what's needed to stop the pandemic.
South African professor, Alan Whiteside, is among those who praise the G8 intentions, but he says: "While it is very important to put everyone on anti-retroviral therapy, we should not lose site of the importance of prevention. Because if we just treat the disease, then we are not addressing the root cause of it, which is people being infected. Having said that, I obviously applaud the initiative to make treatment widely available."
Professor Whiteside is the co-author of AIDS in the 21st Century and director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. He says the availability of anti-retroviral drugs, ARVs, should not lessen the importance of prevention.
"People have taken their eye off the ball of prevention and what they're saying is 'Oh, we can treat this disease.' Not understanding A, how complex the treatment is and B, how very serious the disease is and C, that these drugs are not a walk in the park. You know, taking anti-retrovirals is not something you would aspire to. It's something you do because the alternative is so much worse," he says.
He says many people may not understand the necessity of adhering to the ARV drug regimen. If a person stops taking them, HIV could develop a resistance to the drugs. Second, the drugs can have many side effects, some severe, which could cause a person to stop treatment. And third, for some people, the ARVs simply won't work.
Professor Whiteside is one of the founders of the Free by Five campaign. The name is similar to the World Health Organization's Three by Five campaign, which aimed to put three million people on anti-retrovirals by the end of 2005. However, the WHO says that target will not be met.
Professor Whiteside says, "The Free by Five initiative says if we are going to provide the drugs, if it is going to be done equitably, then people accessing the drugs in the public health sector must have free access. If you start putting in user fees or charging for tests, then it immediately means that many people will not be able to afford them. So, what we're saying is we may not be able to roll it out as fast as we would like, but we must roll it out in a manner that it is free at point of delivery."
However, pharmaceutical companies say developing a new drug can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Recouping their investment, they say, allows them to continue research and develop newer and better medicines.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal professor says that is something that must be considered.
"The choice of free and not free isn't as simple as recovering the cost. I think what we're talking about is sure you can charge in the developed markets for the drugs, but in the resource poor world, and my country would be considered resource poor, there is very little point in charging in the public health sector because the recovery is not going to be there. I'm not saying the drugs shouldn't be purchased. The government should buy them or the donors should buy them or maybe the pharmaceutical companies want to provide some of the drugs free. But what we are saying is that at the point of delivery they should be free to the patient," he says.
At the Gleneagles Summit in Scotland, G8 leaders also announced they would increase investment in AIDS vaccine research. Yet, researchers agree a vaccine is at least 5 to 10 years away, an estimate that's been used repeatedly over the years.
"Well, I think that is one of those moving targets. If you recall when President Reagan announced the discovery of the virus with Robert Gallo of Luc Montagnier he said 'and we'll have a vaccine very shortly.' Now that was in 1983. Here we are 22 years later and we're still hoping for a vaccine. But I think realistically despite the best efforts at IVAI (International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) and other organizations, we don't have a vaccine available yet. Even when we do, we don't know how effective it's going to be and we don't know how much it's going to cost," he says.
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NASHVILLE -- The National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) released its preseason poll and Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) garnered 14 first-place votes and 634 points to earn the No. 1 ranking. UMES was voted No. 1 in the final poll last season after winning its third (and second consecutive) NCAA title.
"It's an honor," head coach Kristina Frahm said. "We earned this same ranking at the end of 2011 and started last season on top and then fell and had to fight to get back there. What is important is how we finish, but it sure is nice to be recognized at the start of the year."
That fight should go a little easier than last year when the Hawks had to replace three All-America honorees. Coming into this year the National Champs only saw one player cross the graduation stage, Paula Vilas.
"Paula is a big loss for us," Frahm said. "She was not only a great bowler, but was such an emotional lift at the lead-off spot for our team. Luckily we have a couple of young ladies that can step in and hopefully we won't skip a beat."
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"All the teams have been improving exponentially over the last few years and competition is getting tougher," National Ten Pin Coaches Association President Becky Kregling said. "This is the first time we've had six different teams receive first-place votes, so it will be exciting to see how the season plays out."
Arkansas State (589 points) earned the second spot and five first place votes. All the Red Wolves' starters from the 2011-12 team will return.
Last year's NCAA Runner-Up, Fairleigh Dickinson (553 points, 1 first), garnered the third spot in the poll. The Knights lost two regulars, but NCAA Player of the year Danielle McEwan will return for her senior season as they look to repeat as Northeast Conference regular season champions.
Coming off a semi-final appearance in last year's Championship, Vanderbilt (495 points, 1 first) takes the fourth spot in the poll. The Commodores look to replace two starters.
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August 13, 2014 17:01 ET
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - August 13, 2014) - Aura Minerals Inc. ("Aura Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX: ORA) announces financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2014.
This release does not constitute management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") as contemplated by applicable securities laws and should be read in conjunction with the MD&A and the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website.
1 Please see cautionary note at the end of this press release.
Jim Bannantine, the Company's President and CEO, stated "Aura's continued focus on operational efficiencies and effective cost reduction programs has resulted in a profitable quarter for the Company. The first half of 2014 was relatively in-line with our production expectations and we are on track to meet 2014's guidance. Aura has been able to utilize the operating cash flow generated to manage its third party debt.
Through a dedicated continuous improvement program at San Andres we have increased production resulting in a significant decrease in cash cost per ounce produced through the first six months of 2014. In addition, we concluded collective bargaining negotiations with the local unions at San Andres which will help us to manage cash costs at the mine.
The Brazilian Mines' results, primarily Sao Francisco, have been affected by the tightening of the pit and the longer haul distances of both waste and ore. Sao Francisco implemented an additional push-back in the south area of the mine which will extend its mine life into 2015 but resulted in a higher cash cost per ounce than expected in the first half of 2014. Sao Francisco's cash costs are back on plan and guidance as of the end of the second quarter and for the year. Sao Vicente will continue with its closure during 2014 with its production resulting from ounces yielded during these activities. We're working on additional end of life value maximization opportunities for both Brazilian Mines.
During the first half of 2014 at Aranzazu, we increased production and significantly decreased treatment charges, refining charges and penalties through a combination of blending, better offtake terms negotiated and a focus on lower arsenic areas in the mine. The full plant expansion and partial roasting facility remain on hold pending financing. Our mine development remains focused on near-term production related development.
At Serrote, we continue to pursue a number of options to realize the value of the project including a revised sequential development and operating plan. This plan would result in lower capital expenditures and features an earlier phased execution schedule than that previously anticipated by the feasibility study.
The Company continues to work towards obtaining a structured financing that will allow achievement of our future operating and expansion goals."
Production and Cash Costs
The Company's production and cash costs1 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are summarized in the table below:
Gold production at San Andres in the second quarter of 2014 has increased by 45% over the comparable period primarily due to improved recoveries in both the leaching and carbon stripping processes. Average cash cost per oz of gold produced1 in the second quarter of 2014 decreased by 40% over the second quarter of 2013. Higher mining costs were experienced in 2013 due to the additional waste material moved.
Gold production at Sao Francisco in the second quarter of 2014 was 21% lower than the second quarter of 2013 due primarily to the lower plant feed. Average cash cost per oz of gold produced1 in the second quarter of 2014 was 8% lower than the second quarter of 2013.
As a result of the suspension of mining and plant operations at Sao Vicente in the fourth quarter of 2013, there was no material moved or plant processing in the second quarter of 2014. The production of 1,265 ounces during the second quarter was achieved through the clean up around the plant. The average cash cost per oz of gold produced1 in the second quarter of 2014 was significantly higher than the second quarter of 2013 due to lower ounces yielded and ongoing costs incurred during its closure process.
At Aranzazu, Copper concentrate production increased by 21% in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the second quarter of 2013, due to the effect of a 2% increase in copper grade and an 11% increase in the copper recovery. Aranzazu's mine development continued to be focused on near-term development in the second quarter of 2014. This is expected to continue throughout the year.
Average cash cost per pound of copper produced1 for the second quarter of 2014 improved by 16% as compared to the second quarter of 2013. These average cash costs are inclusive of net realizable value write-downs of $0.28 and $1.47 per pound of copper produced for the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The average arsenic level in the copper concentrate was 1.05% during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013. Aranzazu continues to implement a successful program of blending to ensure that value is maximized from the sales of concentrate to its two customers, which has resulted in significant improvements in the levels of arsenic encountered in the concentrate production and accompanying decreases in treatment charges, refining charges and penalties on the concentrate shipments.
Brazilian Assets - Value Maximization
The Company continues to investigate multiple options to maximize the closure value of the assets of the Brazilian Mines, including the disposal of the plant and equipment.
Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased by 20% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013. The decrease in revenues resulted from a 27% decrease in gold sales and a 42% increase in copper concentrate sales.
The decrease in gold sales is attributable to a 16% decrease in gold sales volumes and an 11% decrease in the realized average gold price per ounce.
The increase in copper concentrate net sales is primarily attributable to a 9% increase in DMT sold and a 30% increase in average price realized. Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2014 at Aranzazu related to the shipment of 6,881 DMT of copper concentrate compared to 6,301 DMT of copper concentrate for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Total concentrate shipment revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were $1,697 per DMT and $1,307 per DMT, respectively. The higher concentrate shipment revenue per DMT is due to slightly higher commodity prices and significantly lower price adjustments.
For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, total cost of goods sold from San Andres was $19,137 or $881 per oz compared to $22,801 or $1,319 per oz, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, cash operating costs were $817 per oz and $1,163 per oz, respectively, while non-cash depletion and amortization charges were $64 per oz and $156 per oz, respectively. There were no write-downs of production inventory to net realizable value for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
At the Brazilian Mines, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, total cost of goods sold was $22,131 or $1,030 per oz compared to $53,832 or $1,573 per oz, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, cash operating costs were $1,000 per oz and $1,204 per oz, respectively, while non-cash depletion and amortization charges were $30 per oz and $370 per oz, respectively. The cash operating costs for the three months ended June 30, 2014 included no inventory write-down (2013: inventory write-downs of $12,349 or $361 per oz).
Total cost of goods sold from Aranzazu for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were $12,830 or $1,865 per DMT and $19,112 or $3,033 per DMT, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, cash operating costs were $1,674 per DMT and $2,525 per DMT, respectively, while non-cash depletion and amortization charges were $190 per DMT and $508 per DMT, respectively. The cash operating costs for the three months ended June 30, 2014 included a write-down of $1,080 or $157 per DMT to bring production inventory to its net realizable value (2013: $4,699 or $746 per DMT).
Additional Highlights
Other expense items for the second quarter of 2014 include general and administrative expenses of $2,548 (2013: $4,325). Additionally, the Company recorded finance costs of $1,123 (2013: $1,742), and other losses of $639 (2013: gain of $10,654). Loss before income taxes for the second quarter of 2014 was $4,020 (2013: $49,073).
The income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $2,709 and consisted of $2,253 in current income tax expense related to San Andres, and $456 in deferred tax expense. The income tax recovery for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $16,856 and consisted of $485 in current income tax expense related to San Andres, and $17,341 in deferred tax recovery, which primarily related to deferred tax assets recognized on Aranzazu and Minosa during the period.
Outlook and Strategy
Aura Minerals' future profitability, operating cash flows and financial position will be closely related to the prevailing prices of gold and copper. Key factors influencing the price of gold and copper include, but are not limited to, the supply of and demand for these commodities, the relative strength of currencies (particularly the United States dollar) and macroeconomic factors such as current and future expectations for inflation and interest rates. Management believes that the short-to-medium term economic environment is likely to remain relatively supportive for commodity prices but with continued volatility. In order to decrease risks associated with commodity price and currency volatility, the Company will continue to evaluate available protection programs.
Other key factors influencing profitability and operating cash flows are production levels (impacted by grades, ore quantities, labour, plant and equipment availabilities, and process recoveries) and production and processing costs (impacted by production levels, prices and usage of key consumables, labour, inflation, and exchange rates).
Aura Minerals' production and cash cost per oz1 guidance for the 2014 year is as follows;
Aranzazu's production for 2014 is expected to be between 18,000,000 and 19,500,000 pounds of copper at a range of $2.60 to $3.15 average cash cost per payable pound1 of copper.
To date, the indicators have been that the pro-rata guidance will be achieved at each operating mine.
For 2014, total capital spending is expected to be $26,000. Of this amount, $6,000 relates to the development and expansion of Aranzazu, while $8,000 relates to San Andres plant upgrades, Phase V of the heap leach expansion and community expenditures. The remaining portion is being spent on various miscellaneous projects in the group, including the Serrote development project. The capital expenditure programs for the expansion of Aranzazu and the development of Serrote remain dependent upon successful completion of expansion financing.
Conference Call
Aura Minerals' management will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to review the second quarter 2014 results. Participants may access the call by dialing 416-340-9432 or the toll-free access at 1-800-952-4972. Participants are encouraged to call in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to avoid delays.
Those who wish to listen to a recording of the conference call at a later time may do so by dialing 905-694-9451 or 1-800-408-3053 (Passcode 3778496#). The conference call replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2014, until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 29, 2014.
Non-GAAP Measures
This news release includes certain non-GAAP performance measures, in particular, the average cash cost of gold per oz, average cash cost per pound of copper and operating cash flow which are non-GAAP performance measures. These non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning within IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes that these measures provide investors with additional information which is useful in evaluating the Company's performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Average cash costs per oz of gold or per pound of copper are presented as they represent an industry standard method of comparing certain costs on a per unit basis. Total cash costs of gold produced include on-site mining, processing and administration costs, off-site refining and royalty charges, reduced by silver by-product credits, but exclude amortization, reclamation, and exploration costs, as well as capital expenditures. Total cash costs of gold produced are divided by oz produced to arrive at per oz cash costs. Similarly, total cash costs of copper produced include the above costs, and are net of gold and silver by-products, but include offsite treatment and refining charges. Total cash costs of copper produced are divided by pounds of copper produced to arrive at per pound cash costs.
Operating cash flow is the term the Company uses to describe the cash that is generated from operations excluding depletion and amortization, stock based compensation, impairment charges and the effect of changes in working capital.
About Aura Minerals Inc.
Aura Minerals is a Canadian mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The Company's producing assets include the copper-gold-silver Aranzazu mine in Mexico, the San Andres gold mine in Honduras and the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente gold mines in Brazil. The Company's core development asset is the copper-gold-iron Serrote da Laje project in Brazil.
National Instrument 43-101 Compliance
Unless otherwise indicated, Aura Minerals has prepared the technical information in this press release ("Technical Information") based on information contained in the technical reports and news releases (collectively the "Disclosure Documents") available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Each Disclosure Document was prepared by or under the supervision of a qualified person (a "Qualified Person") as defined in National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Readers are encouraged to review the full text of the Disclosure Documents which qualifies the Technical Information. Readers are advised that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Disclosure Documents are each intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The Technical Information is subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained in the Disclosure Documents.
Cautionary Note
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements", as defined in applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the Company's current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the amount of future production over any period; the amount of waste tonnes mined; the amount of mining and haulage costs; cash costs; operating costs; strip ratios and mining rates; expected grades and ounces of metals and minerals; expected processing recoveries; expected time frames; prices of metals and minerals; mine life; and gold hedge programs. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements in this news release and related MD&A are based upon, without limitation, the following estimates and assumptions: the presence of and continuity of metals at the Company's Mines at modeled grades; the capacities of various machinery and equipment; the availability of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices; exchange rates; metals and minerals sales prices; appropriate discount rates; tax rates and royalty rates applicable to the mining operations; cash costs; anticipated mining losses and dilution; metals recovery rates, reasonable contingency requirements; and receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms.
Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to predict or control could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Specific reference is made to the most recent Annual Information Form on file with certain Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements, which include, without limitation, gold and copper or certain other commodity price volatility, changes in debt and equity markets, the uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, increases in costs, environmental compliance and changes in environmental legislation and regulation, interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic conditions and other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements herein are qualified by this cautionary statement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. If the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
For further information, please visit Aura Minerals' web site at www.auraminerals.com or contact: Aura Minerals Inc. Tel: (416) 649-1033 Fax: (416) 649-1044 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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One of my favorite things to say to motivate myself and others in dating and getting over Ex lovers is: "There are 7 billion people in the world, no need to settle for less. Move on to someone else the moment you smell bullshit."
This saying has done me well over the years as its a reminder that there are plenty of fish in the sea.
Unfortunately a new report was recently released that has me digging up the old cell phone numbers of previous jump-offs. The report released by UCLA Williams Institute Scholars Angeliki Kastanis, Public Policy Research Fellow, and Gary J. Gates, shows that the dating pool for American Black Gay Men may be more shallow that I once thought.
The study is based on Census data acquired during 2008 – 2010 as well as data from Daily Gallup Surveys, revealing geographic and socioeconomic details about openly gay African American men & women. That last part is key to note as these figures are only based on Gay men and women that admitted to being gay to pollsters and Census forms. How much these numbers would change if closeted gays were included is unknown.
Key takeaways from this report are that American Gay Black Men are statistically fewer in number, less educated, more unemployed and primarily only reside in select cities/states. Damn son. So for gay black men to date other gay black men, they have to pretty much expect less and settle for what they can get…especially if you don't already live in highly populated gay cities.
Excuse me for a second:
Oddly enough, the data also suggests that the quality of the African American gay couples fairs better than their heterosexual counterparts. The study found that gay couples were more educated and employed on average than straight African American couples.
So the quality of the men is bottom of the barrel if they are single, but its drastically improved if they are in relationships. Prime example of the cart leading the horse and not the other way around.
Fuck it. I have no expectations of falling in love and getting into a relationship anyway so this report only reinforces how I already feel about dating.
Here are the key figures from the report that stood out to me:
- There are 1,018,700 LGBT African Americans in the United States (3.7% of all African Americans)
- Only 84,000 of those African Americans are in relationships
- Most black men who identify as gay are younger than 25 years old
- States with most Gay Black Men: New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan and New Jersey
- The District of Columbia has the largest percentage of black gays amongst the African Americans in their population
- New York and Georgia have the most black gay couples in the country
- Only 42% of all same-sex couples are male
- Gay black men have a higher unemployment rate than straight black men (15% vs 12%)
- Only 23% of gay black men have completed college vs 26% of straight black men
- On average, black gay couples make less money than black straight couples ($46,700 vs $60,000)
- Gay black couples are less likely to have health insurance than black heterosexuals (63% vs 79%)
- There are far more interracial gay couples than interracial straight couples (47.1% vs 19.1%)


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The first time I made this, I followed the recipe as is. It was good, but the meatballs were a bit dry and tough. I tried it a second time, but added half a can of the soup to the meat mixture, and baked the meatballs 40 minutes at 400 and then drained off the fat, and topped it off with the sauce and baked another 20 more minutes. The meatballs were very tender and my 11 month old son could eat them! - 31 Jan 2003 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
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Are Celebrities Doing Enough for the Striking Writers?
As the writers strike continues into its second day, it's time we asked the hard question that's surely on everyone's mind: Are celebrities doing enough?
As the writers strike continues into its second day, it's time we asked the hard question that's surely been on everyone's mind: Are celebrities doing enough?
Yesterday's reports about Jon Stewart paying the salaries of his striking writers (as well as those of Stephen Colbert's) were later denied by his representatives, though we're pretty sure he's just being humble — or dodging taxes, maybe.
According to various sources, the stars actually out picketing, ranked in order of most famous to least, are Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tina Fey, J.J. Abrams, John Leguizamo, Billy Baldwin, America Ferrera, Simpsons producer James L. Brooks, Paul Haggis, Pulitzer-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley, Wanda Sykes, Seth Meyers, Jon Cryer, David Boreanaz, The Daily Show's John Oliver, Anne Dudek and Olivia Wilde from House, and The Unit's Robert Patrick and Max Martini.
Jay Leno, riding a motorcycle, delivered "several boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts" to striking writers outside of NBC's Burbank studios (estimated cost per box: $8), Vanessa Williams brought "snacks" at Sony, Meg Ryan "visited some friends" in line (it is yet not known if she brought any food), and Brothers & Sisters' Rachel Griffiths (along with an unnamed, probably less famous castmate) took picketers' orders for Starbucks outside of Disney studios and later returned on her bicycle with coffee, sunscreen, and hats, presumably to shield them from her blinding star power. Also, weren't picketers only there in four-hour shifts? They must have been eating the entire time.
Meanwhile, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Carell, and Rainn Wilson all selflessly stayed home from work yesterday to "show support" for their striking writers, which strikes (ha!) us as a pretty easy way to do that.
It's important to keep in mind that yesterday was only the first day of the strike, so if you want to impress us, Jay Leno, bring doughnuts today!
High-profile writers Rock picket line in N.Y. [HR]
On The Line: Strike News As It Happens [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
Writers picket outside studios [LAT]
Hollywood writers get support from celebrities on picket lines [AP]
'Old Christine's' adventures on the picket line [LAT]
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ARE YOU KIDDING????? NOT THE TITLE OF THE STORY?? This is the MOST IMPORANT!!! Seeing how people lie, cheat, and steal in this OBAMA admin it would freak us out not knowing the PREZZIES STANCE which should be relatively neutral which is relatively not...
Originally posted by Tw0Sides
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Your title is a Tad Misleading.
Its not the Title of the News Story, so why the Drama?
I agree with you btw, Just dont understand the Need to Hype the Story , thus demeaning it, with Lies.
So if a teacher would have disarmed the kid, would the teacher have been suspended pending an investigation?
Seabag and many other prolific writers on ATS often use misleading titles and added drama as a way to attract attention to their threads. Their posting styles closely resemble that of so called yellow journalism.
Let's look at the glass half full. Everyone besides the school officials considers this kid a hero who should be applauded. This kid gets to hang out at home and work on assignments for a few days, and in the end will still be a hero. I hope his parents take him out for a steak and ice cream.
How is this even close to yellow journalism? The title says it all about what happened. It's not misleading at all. And are you also saying this is not legitimate news? You don't care that a youth stepped up and was a hero but got punished for it? Is that what you're saying? Or are you just being a Seabag hater?
Around here they are locking the doors of the schools during the day and have installed buzzers to get buzzed in. The school administrators are making rules that make them look concerned to boost their ego and not necessarily doing things in the best interest of the students and public.
The Sandy hill school had security procedures in effect and they didn't work. In a country that pushes competitiveness if you raise the bar it may give more challenge to people to jump over. This is not just a human trait. I had a three foot high fence around the garden and decided to put a couple of higher ropes up to make sure the deer did not jump in. It attracted the deer, they easily cleared the six foot ropes many times and ate the garden that they did not touch before.
We very well may be going the wrong way.
Edit: kids taking guns to school?????? I'm so glad I live in Britain.
Britain has a higher crime rate than any other rich nation except Australia, according to a survey yesterday.
According to the figures released yesterday, 3.6 per cent of the population of England and Wales were victims of violent crime in 1999 - second only to Australia, where the figure was 4.1 per cent.
Scotland had a slightly lower rate of violence, at 3.4 per cent.
In the U.S., only 2 per cent of the population suffered an assault or robbery.
One in 40 people in England and Wales had their cars stolen in 1999, the highest rate in the 17 developed countries examined.
Just one in 200 Americans suffered a car theft while in Japan there was only one per 1,000 of the population.
The study looked at crime rates in 12 western European countries plus Poland, Canada, the U.S., Australia and Japan.
The chances of becoming a victim of any crime in England and Wales were second only to Australia.
Originally posted by seabag
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Much respect and honor for the kid who did this. Don't get too caught up with the word suspended it does not mean much, its like a cop putting handcuffs on you or asking you to sit on the curve and not to move to investigate what actually happened even if you were the victim, besides they don't have all the facts just the words of teenagers on a bus so they want to investigate more thoroughly.
You're right that they suspended everyone involved pending investigation. However, there are more severe cases I've read about that resulted in no action by LE. For instance, I've read about cases here in Texas where people have been involved in a shooting (homeowners killing burglars – sometime unarmed burglars) and they don't even get arrested that night! There will still be an investigation but often the shooter isn't charged or punished in any way (as it should be).
I just think the school should have exercised better judgment and considered the message they're sending by suspending everyone. It's like they are striving so hard to treat everyone equal, even to the point of suspending common sense.
If the kid is college bound that suspension for a weapon related incident will show on his transcripts when he applies. While one could hope that the admissions office would be able to apply common sense and recognize that the kid is a hero -- they could just as easily have a "policy" too. And then the kid would really be screwed for doing the right thing.


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Round Rock Energy, LP (Round Rock) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with accompanying tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Round Rock also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Round Rock requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Round Rock.
On January 11, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the Federal Register establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Round Rock, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2007).
Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is February 11, 2008.
Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, Round Rock is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Round Rock, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Round Rock's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Start Printed Page 3714Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the "e-Filing" link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.Start Signature
Kimberly D. Bose,
[FR Doc. E8-963 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]


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Master of Divinity Degree program
The Master of Divinity is a fully accredited professional ministerial degree. It aims to instill in its students a thorough understanding of the Catholic theological heritage and of its faithful contemporary expression, an enriched practice of the Catholic spiritual life, growth in human maturity, and the acquisition of the skills for effective pastoral ministry. It is designed to be completed by seminarians while they are fulfilling the requirements of the Ordination Program. It can also be adapted to serve as a professional preparation for those who desire to serve the Church in other areas of ministry, but who are not called to the priesthood.
The degree program aims to prepare seminarians to share in a special way in the three-fold office of Christ: teaching the Gospel, celebrating the divine mysteries, and shepherding God's people. The degree demands:
a knowledge of the Catholic religious heritage
an understanding of the contemporary setting for evangelization
the human and spiritual dimensions of priestly formation
the pastoral qualities and skills necessary for service as priests
Degree Requirements
The master of divinity program requires a minimum of three academic years of full-time work (90 credit hours), including a one-year residency requirement. Participation in the Priestly Formation Program is mandatory. Candidates for the M.Div degree must also maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 while completing courses, including:
6 credit hours–Canon Law
12 credit hours–Church History
6 credit hours–Liturgy and Spiritual Theology
12 credit hours–Moral Theology
3 credit hours–Pastoral Theology
15 credit hours–Sacred Scripture
15 credit hours–Systematic Theology
6 credit hours–Pastoral Field Education
► See sample Three-year Course Sequence (coming soon)
► See all Seminary Course Descriptions
Admission Requirements (M.Div.)
Bachelor's degree (or the equivalent) from an accredited college
Completion of a minimum 30 undergraduate credits in philosophy
All seminarians in theology are enrolled in the Master of Divinity degree program. All other students who meet admission requirements must declare their degree program upon application.
Distinctive Resources
Priest, lay, and religious faculty members combine scholarly credentials and pastoral experience in their courses, and there are many opportunities for formal and informal community interaction with the candidates. Seminary faculty serve as formation advisors, and spiritual directors are available from a list approved by the Seminary Spiritual Director. Degree candidates have full access to the library and information technology, learning services, writing center, EASL support, supervised pastoral field education placements, and all other aspects of campus life.


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New Gallup poll finds most U.S. investors will not be investing in the cryptocurrency any time soon, though there is still interest.
San-Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo has filed a patent for a tokenization system that would protect sensitive data.
Wells Fargo has joined a wave of banks banning crypto purchases with bank-issued credit cards.
Cointelegraph tried to shed some light on the Tether case grey area
The vast majority of bank users and consumers reliant on financial service providers are moving toward Bitcoin and innovative fintech applications.
Wells Fargo is being 'uniquely aggressive' defending its right to manipulate customer accounts as a six-year court battle continues.
The writing's on the wall for legacy logistics companies: Blockchain is taking over.
Jesse Lund, senior vice president and head of Innovation Labs at Wells Fargo is leaving the company by the end of this month for IBM.
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The Woodwright's Guide - Working Wood With Wedge & Edge is Roy Underhill's seventh book and his first in 12 years, and this one is all about the techniques. But don't be intimidated - this highly readable book is written in Underhill's casual style and he makes the most complicated techniques seem doable. Starting with the standing tree, each chapter in The Woodwright's Guide explores one of nine trades of woodcraft, including faller, countryman & cleaver, hewer, log-builder, sawyer, carpenter, joiner, turner and cabinetmaker. Underhill compares and contrasts each of these trades and their relationship to the material they use, and the techniques they rely on. No matter what trade you are learning, The Woodwright's Guide - Working Wood With Wedge & Edge will inform and inspire you.
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How best to stir the pot of Harvard University's student government? Demand daily tomato basil ravioli soup, of course.
What started as a key campaign promise, along with thicker toilet paper, of two candidates mounting a "joke ticket" this fall has ended up sparking a serious debate on campus about how best to improve the council that represents undergraduates.
To the surprise of many students, Harvard juniors and roommates Sam Clark and Gus Mayopoulos won the Harvard Undergraduate Council election 2½ weeks ago, with about 43 percent of the vote, beating out two other tickets with serious agendas. The droll duo, who ran on a campaign slogan of "You Could Do Worse,'' did not expect to win and had no intention of taking office.
So, just after the results came in, they announced they would quickly resign.
But Mayopoulos had a change of heart. On Sunday, he was inaugurated as the 17th president of the council.
"I thought I could leverage the excitement we had generated during the election into new energy at the UC," he said.
Now, he is hoping to counter apathy among many students who believe the body — which distributes funding for extracurricular activities, among other duties — is not representing them and that it cannot get anything done.
"I see my primary goal as someone to reconnect the UC with the students and the students with the UC, so it's not two groups that don't really understand each other," Mayopoulos said Monday.
Clark stuck to his plan and resigned because he said he had too many other commitments.
Through an internal vote, the council filled the vacancy of vice president, electing junior Sietse Goffard, who ran as part of a ticket that finished in second place.
Like many around Harvard, Goffard said he had not viewed Clark and Mayopoulos as serious competition. "They made me laugh," he said.
The duo was photographed wearing matching glittery, golden hoodies during an interview with the Harvard Crimson newspaper.
They recruited an army of friends to plaster the campus with posters pledging to tackle "the tough issues, like divesting from gender-neutral weekend shuttles."
Their victory disappointed and frustrated Goffard, who had invested much time and energy in campaigning.
"My frustration was directed not toward them; it was never Sam and Gus," Goffard said. "Through their satire, they pointed out a lot of problems within the UC that many people were disillusioned by.
"It meant that something must have been wrong about the way we were doing things," added Goffard,who has served other roles on the council since freshman year.
Mayopoulos has no prior experience on the council. He and Goffard say they have similar goals and expect their different backgrounds will be an asset, not a hindrance.
They said the joke campaign and its surprising success mean that more attention is being paid to the council, particularly by students who had previously ignored student government issues.
"I think we have an unbelievable opportunity," Mayopoulos said. "The students, alumni, the administration, and the UC are looking at us to see how we can turn what some people might see as a disaster and a collapse into something positive."Matt Rocheleau can be reached at matthew.rocheleau@
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Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (Statutory Instrument 1999 No 2083 made under the European Communities Act 1972) implement an EC consumer protection directive aimed at defeating unfair or oppressive small print in consumer contracts.
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- Announcement of OFT test case (July 2007)
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- Berwick v Lloyds TSB Bank Plc (court judgment) (May 2007)
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Hey race fans, happened to catch NASCAR this past weekend? In case you missed it, Autism Speaks roared onto the famed "Monster Mile" at Dover International Speedway for three days of fundraising and awareness at the second annual "FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks" NASCAR race weekend.
The weekend kicked off Friday afternoon prior to the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race with a visit to our good friends Tom DeLoach and Terry Cook at the Red Horse Racing garage. Both Tom and Terry are proud advocates and supporters of the autism community. On Saturday, Autism Speaks President Mark Roithmayr was presented a check for $713,336 by drivers Joey Logano and Brian Scott on behalf Autism Speaks partner Dollar General from its April fundraising campaign. Logano would go on to win that day's Nationwide Series race with a little luck from the Autism Speaks puzzle piece pin given to him by Mark.
Following the Nationwide race, fans gathered in support of the autism community and took part in a track Walk and 5K benefiting the NASCAR Foundation and Autism Speaks, and were treated to an appearance by Denny Hamlin, driver of the number 11 FedEx Toyota Sprint Cup car. Hamlin, whose car featured an Autism Speaks puzzle piece paint scheme, discussed the importance of raising awareness and made it a point to sign an autograph for every fan.
Sunday marked the main event for fans and Autism Speaks: "The FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks" Sprint Cup race. In the spirit of our ever growing partnership with Dover International Speedway, FedEx and NASCAR, the inaugural "Autism Speaks Day at the Races" was held the morning of the race. It marked the first-ever sensory friendly NASCAR race, giving families an opportunity to experience the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks in an environment designed for the enjoyment of children with autism. Autism Speaks Day at the Races was held in Dover's air-conditioned indoor grandstand, offering a great view of the Monster Mile from the backstretch, and featured presentations by Autism Speaks experts on the latest research and services available to families. In addition, the area offered a dedicated quiet zone, set inside special rooms within the grandstands, where parents could bring their kids to get away from the crowd if necessary.
Autism Speaks Day at the Races also featured a special surprise for the young fans in attendance. Unbeknownst to them, NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson paid a visit to the grandstand along with driver and autism advocate Jamie McMurray, and football coaching legend and NASCAR team owner Job Gibbs, who discussed NASCAR's community mindedness and support for charities. Immediately following the event, the families kicked back and enjoyed the Sprint Cup race in an atmosphere designed specifically for their needs.
The fun doesn't stop there. It was simply amazing to cruise through pit row and see almost every car outfitted with an Autism Speaks puzzle piece decal. In addition to Denny Hamlin's car, driver David Gilliland's number #38 car featured an Autism Speaks paint scheme courtesy of his team at Front Row Motorsports. Altogether, 15 drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 16 from the NASCAR Nationwide Series and 13 from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series adorned the puzzle piece logo in support of Autism Speaks - a heartfelt show of support from the NASCAR community to ours.
In another amazing display of support, the Dover team made one fan's dreams come true. In the weeks leading up the race, the mom of a young man named Brandon, who is on the autism spectrum, emailed Dover about how Autism Speaks Day at the Races gave him the opportunity to witness a NASCAR race in person for the first time and that meeting a NASCAR flagman had always been a wish of his. Thanks to Dover's efforts, Brandon met Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray, and was treated to a special trackside visit where he was greeted by flagman Rodney Wise. In one of the most compassionate moments of the entire weekend, Rodney toured Brandon throughout the trackside and introduced the young fan to his favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. To read more about Brandon's once-in-a-lifetime NASCAR experience, check out this great story on Delawareonline.com.
During the prerace ceremonies Mark Roithmayr was joined by FedEx representative Laurie Tucker and Dover International Speedway President Denis McGlynn for a check presentation of $50,000 to Autism Speaks on behalf of FedEx and Dover. Funding we are truly grateful to receive for our research and advocacy efforts. After the green flag waved, there was one last surprise - this time for the guests of Autism Speaks. American Idol season eight winner Kris Allen, who performed the Nation Anthem, visited the suite donated to Autism Speaks by Dover and graciously took pictures and signed autographs for all of the excited young fans. Although neither Denny or David were able to take home the checkered flag in their Autism Speaks cars, we're nonetheless proud of them and grateful to their teams for helping to spread awareness on the racetrack.
We do wish to congratulate winner Jimmie Johnson for taking time out of his busy schedule to meet our families that morning --- and it's no coincidence that the Autism Speaks puzzle piece pin Mark gave Jimmie added a little luck to his victory. It was a fitting end to a weekend full of surprises, compassion and support for the one in 88 children and families affected by autism.
Missed action at the Monster Mile? Check out the photos below and click the following links for press coverage on the weekend's festivities:
Also be sure to read an op-ed that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Autism Speaks Board Member Artie Kempner on the need for more programs like Autism Speaks Day at the Races: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20120603_NASCAR_revs_up_autism-friendly_event.html


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A taxi driver allegedly threatened pedestrians with an axe after they asked him to stop blowing his car horn repeatedly.
Shocked witnesses called police after the drama at the rank in Dawson Street, off Whitechapel, near Williamson Square, Liverpool city centre, which happened at around 2.30pm on Saturday.
The ECHO understands the driver, who was in a Hackney cab, was said to be carrying a small axe.
He is thought to have driven away from the scene after the argument.
Merseyside Police confirmed a 39-year-old man was arrested later that afternoon "following an incident in Liverpool city centre".
A police spokesman said: "Patrols were called to Dawson Street at about 2.30pm, following reports that a motorist had threatened a group of pedestrians after they asked him to stop repeatedly sounding his horn. Officers attended the scene and spoke to witnesses, none of whom were injured.
"A short time later, a 39-year-old man voluntarily attended a police station and was arrested on suspicion of affray.
"The man was questioned by officers and has been released on bail, pending further enquiries."
Dawson Street taxi rank, near Yates's pub, is one of the busiest taxi ranks in the city.
Liverpool Taxi Alliance, which offers free support to the city's licensed taxi cab and private hire drivers, said it was unable to comment on the matter while a criminal investigation was ongoing.
Anyone with any information should call Merseyside Police on 101 number or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Alternative providers, such as acupuncturists, massage therapists and yoga instructors, will be a growing market in the coming years. These treatments were already gaining wider acceptance among the public (and health insurance companies) even before last year's health insurance reform law added provisions to increase support for alternative treatments. The industry's revenue is forecast to grow by 4.3 percent annually for the next five years, reaching $14.4 billion by 2016. Because of the increase in healthy living and self care, the world has never committed more than now to their own personal wellness!
Acupuncture dates back more than 2,500 years to Chinese doctors who believed that illness was due to imbalances in energy. Acupuncture was thought to stimulate the body's meridians, or energy-carrying channels, to correct these imbalances and restore health. Some doctors believe that these benefits are derived from the proximity of acupoints with nerves. Stimulation of these points causes nearby nerves to release signal molecules, called endorphins. Endorphins are well known to suppress the sensation of pain.
Pain control is a widely accepted use for acupuncture. Some say the practice was first introduced to the United States in the 1970s following President Nixon's visit to China. As part of the visit, the President toured medical facilities, where acupuncture was widely used. During the trip, one of the reporters required an emergency surgery and received acupuncture for post-operative pain. He found the treatment very effective and wrote about his experience upon arriving home.
In addition to post-operative pain, acupuncture has been used to treat an array of ailments ranging from headaches and chemotherapy-induced nausea to joint pain. In fact, the American College of Rheumatology, a major organization for medical professionals that treat arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases, endorses the use of acupuncture for chronic pain.
In 2007, there were 14.1 million users of acupuncture in the US and that number is estimated at nearly 24 million in 2014. These users are mainly drawn to acupuncture for pain and stress relief with no side effects.
Today, acupuncture is commonly referred to by physicians and expenses are reimbursed by health insurance providers.
Massage alone, now a $12 billion industry, has experienced a 13% growth in revenue over the past three years.
85% of consumers believe massage is beneficial to health and wellness.
It is estimated that 22% of all US adults had a massage in the past year.
Yoga was developed close to the year 3,000 BC.
Yoga has endured both time and travel. It continues to be a world-wide phenomenon. Different practices and techniques have evolved over time, but the original ideals, customs, and movements have remained intact from the original practice. The attitude of Yogis is non-judgmental and accepting, which invites a wide variety of people to seek out the practice of Yoga. There has never before been a practice that has sustained its elements the way that Yoga has.
There are over 22 million yoga practitioners in the US. The percentage of people that practice yoga increases on an average of 22% every year. Practitioners are more affluent than national averages with 44% having household annual incomes greater than $75,000 and 24% having incomes greater than $100,000 annually.
Nearly 14 million Americans say a doctor or therapist has recommended yoga to them and yoga is now being covered by many insurance companies.
An amazing $6 billion was spent on yoga products last year. Spending on yoga products has increased by 87% in the past 5 years.
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Tea was discovered in 2737 BC by Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung, also known as the "Divine Healer." Although tea is nearly 5,000 years old, the last two decade have seen a huge rise in the use of tea for energy and health in the US.
Rise in Popularity
Some industry forecasters are predicting that the wholesale value of the Tea Industry will double over the next several years. The wholesale value of tea in the US in 1990 was $1.84 Billion and in 2013 those sales were $10.41 Billion. Tea has always been considered to be nearly recession proof, but the length and depth of these trying times has truly put tea to the test. Yet tea continues on its march towards ubiquity. If anyone believes that the United States Tea Industry is not undergoing a dramatic period of change, they should take a quick tour of their local supermarket and observe what is happening. In 2012, Americans consumed well over 79 billion servings of tea, or over 3.60 billion gallons. About 84% of all tea consumed was Black Tea, 15% was Green Tea, and a small remaining amount was Oolong and White Tea.
Tea for Better Health
Consumers are now beginning to understand that tea is one of the original energy drinks and the health benefits are astounding.
Tea is a refreshing beverage that contains no sodium, fat, carbonation, or sugar. It is virtually calorie-free. Tea helps maintain proper fluid balance and may contribute to overall good health.
Tea contains flavonoids, naturally occurring compounds that are believed to have antioxidant properties. Tea flavonoids often provide bioactive compounds that help to neutralize free radicals, which scientists believe, over time, damage elements in the body, such as genetic material and lipids, and contribute to chronic disease.
Every day, new findings from the international scientific community lend credibility to tea's healthy properties. Recent research has explored the potential health attributes of tea through studies in humans, animal models and through in vitro laboratory research. For the most part, studies conducted on green and black tea, which are both from the Camellia Sinensis plant, have yielded similar results. Recent research suggests that tea and tea flavonoids may play important roles in various areas of health and may operate through a number of different mechanisms still being explored. Health benefits have been proven for heart health, certain cancers, neurological decline, metabolism, obesity, body composition, and osteoporosis.


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