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No matter your political affiliation, Democrat or Republican, your organization may have a new crisis challenge—The Trump factor.
The insidious and sometimes late-night tweeting of President Donald Trump is giving American corporations heartburn—forcing them to defend or deny accusations and allegations, and ultimately to manage the consequences. GM, H&R Block, Boeing, Toyota and even Vanity Fair have all been the subject of unexpected Trump tweets.
The statements can be true or false. It doesn't matter. What does matter is that these tweets are seen by millions, including Trump supporters who pile on and retweet to millions more.
Some organizations have been thrown into the fray. Others are sitting white-knuckled on the sidelines hoping to not be dragged in. In any case, American companies, organizations—even individuals—are facing an unprecedented challenge. The consequences of making the wrong response can be harsh, from the loss of donations to full-fledged product boycotts.
For example, when a company is attacked for having plants outside the U.S., does it respond? Remain silent? What if the company's only choice for surviving depends on foreign workers? Surely, the company's employees will understand the defense of this position. Ha!
For hospitals who serve the poor, reductions in Medicaid would be a disaster. Do they take a public stand? How will their constituencies—in particular, those who donate millions and may be Trump supporters—react?
What's the clear course of action? Well…that depends on many factors. What is clear is that companies need to prepare. But how?
Tips for Managing the Trump Factor in Crisis Communications
No one can anticipate every move the president or one of his high-profile supporters will make, but the more they prepare, the better positioned they will be. Here are some helpful tips:
- Pull a team together. It could be your current Crisis Communications Team but should also include representatives from your public affairs and/or public policy department; or in the case of smaller companies, at least one person who is well versed and potentially well connected on political issues. You might need to go outside your organization to find this person.
- Brainstorm all the areas of "political sensitivity" that could affect your organization—from where you source products/parts to the political affiliation and public statements of your CEO.
- Prioritize the situations and put a think tank together on how you might handle different evolving scenarios. When possible, begin writing talking points around each. I'm not sure if GM proactively prepared, but they reacted quickly and correctly to a Trump tweet criticizing plants in Mexico, stating that only a small number of Chevrolet Cruze cars were produced there, and that most were made in Ohio. The response quickly curbed the controversy and Trump moved on to his next target.
- Make sure everyone is onboard, especially your social media team. The implications an unprepared response could bring upon the company are serious. It's important to be transparent and deliberate in gaining this understanding.
- Don't forget about employees. Never communicate on social media channels unless you first, or shortly after, communicate with employees. They have social media channels as well, and will either support or debunk your position.
For more information, visit AKHIA Communications at www.akhia.com and inquire about speaking with a crisis communications specialist.


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Liaquat National Hospital And Medical College
Advanced Airway Management (AAM):
Date : 21st February 2018
Day : Wednesday
Last date of registration : 17th February 2018
Interpretation of ECG:
Date : 28th February 2018
Day : Wednesday
Last date of registration : 23rd February 2018
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Day : Wednesday
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The Department offers a very high standard of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. It is recognized as one of the premier centers for treatment of cardiothoracic diseases and ailments in the city. All types of adult and pediatric cardiothoracic procedures are performed here. The department has performed a large number of complicated and complex heart operations. On an average over 1000 procedures are performed annually..
The department is recognized for training by the College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP).
One window service
The department of cardiothoracic surgery has introduced a one window service where patients are guided and assisted by coordinator who takes care of all logistics while the patients and their attendants are relaxing. The office is located on the 1st floor of Executive ward. Telephone number is 34412462.
Operation Theater
There is one dedicated and fully equipped operation theatre with state of the art monitoring facilities available exclusively for cardiothoracic surgery. Liaquat National Hospital can boast about the availability and use of the first INTRA AORTIC BALOON PUMP in the private sector.
Exclusive ward and ICU
Department has an exclusive cardiothoracic ward with independent and fully furnished A/C rooms. It also has six bedded Intensive care unit (ICU) integrated with state of the art equipments and technology.
Pre and Post operative care
Before and after operation patients are looked after by highly trained and caring team of doctors, nurses and physiotherapists.
Support Services
LNH provides complete laboratory, blood bank, Angiography, Echocardiography, Exercise tolerance testing (ETT), Thallium stress test, CT scanning, MRI, Carotid Doppler, Dialysis, ultrasound, diabetic care and physiotherapy services round the clock which not only saves the patient and their families from running around but at the same time speaks of the multi specialization structure of the hospital. 24 hours availability of all sub specialties in medicine such as cardiology, chest medicine, nephrology, infectious disease, neurology and vascular surgery makes this unit a very safe place for open heart surgery.

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Forty-four years later, the soul lives on, says the voice on the commercial. Yes, the "letter series" cars of the 1950s are taking up where they left off. The 300M is the latest iteration of Chrysler's sport sedan, a car based on the same platform as the Concorde and LHS.
Of the three sedans, the 300M has the shortest length at 197.8 inches, or just over five meters. Chrysler says that the five-meter length was important from the start, and claims that it can be parked in smaller European garages. Europeans will also get a tighter suspension than the American standard, though the sportier suspension is available as an option. We'd opt for the European suspension, just for the promise of an enhanced driving experience.
In Europe, the standard engine will be a 2.7-liter V6. But Americans need something a little more gutsy. North America will see a single engine choice: the new 3.5-liter aluminum V6 shared with the LHS and Plymouth Prowler. The new engine creates plenty of power for its size: 253 horsepower at 6400 rpm and 255 foot-pounds of torque at 3950 rpm, to be exact. That's more power than you'll find in performance sedans like the BMW M3 and the Ford Taurus SHO.
AutoStick, Chrysler's automatic transmission with manual shift capability, is standard for the 300M. Also standard are leather interior, air conditioning, four-wheel ABS, an Infinity 240-watt sound system, 8-way power seats (heated), and 17-inch wheels.
Says Chrysler chief engineer Bob Rodger, "The 300 idea is the idea of a powerful, nimble, responsive automotive machine." Of course, Rodger made those comments over 40 years ago. Amazing how history sometimes repeats itself.
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In 1955, Chrysler Corp. debuted the first of its letter-series sedans. The C-300 brought the V8 performance of a sports car to the body of a sedan, and created one of the first American muscle cars. For another 10 years, the letter-series sedans would continue in this sports-sedan vein, culminating in the 300L. However, just 10 years after its initial launch, Chrysler pulled the plug on the letter-series program.
More than 30 years later, the company has decided to give the performance sedan idea another go. For 1999, the alphabetic series takes up where it left off, and the new car is called the 300M. Although the 300M is more of an "LH" series than anything, it is the sedan that Chrysler aims to introduce to the world. That's right, the American muscle sedan is going international. Chrysler hopes to expand on its current worldwide success with minivans and Jeeps, and the 300M is the proposed flagship for its passenger car aspirations.
The 300M is known internally at Chrysler as the "five-meter car" because of its length: 197.8 inches, or 5.02 meters, give or take a few millimeters. hrysler sees this length as the international standard, because European garages, parking spaces and tax laws are designed to accommodate smaller cars -- five meters being the maximum usable length for an automobile.
As for styling, the 300M borrows some of its characteristics from the beastly sedan of the '50s and '60s, but it is thoroughly modern in appearance. A big central grille is flanked by two of the meanest headlight designs on record. Just below the grille is an air channel that contains toothy foglights. With these unique styling cues, the car's cab-forward design comes across as not just aggressive - it's potentially violent.
From the rear, the designers went for a less-brutal-yet-still-intriguing look. Taillights are shaped so that from the side, they resemble fins. The rear deck of the 300M has been raised, creating our one serious complaint: from inside, it's hard to see out the back - especially when backing up. But luggage space is ample. We could fit a set of golf clubs into the trunk in either direction, and didn't even need to open up the 60/40 folding rear seat to accommodate them. foursome could easily use the 300M as transportation to and from the country club. If that's not international appeal, what is?
In Europe, people like their cars with a bit more handling capability than the average train. So the 300M was designed to offer a taut suspension and consistent steering as well, as a strong motor. Two different suspension settings are available for the 300M: the standard one for more of a touring taste, and an optional Performance Handling Group which includes a tighter suspension. The performance suspension is standard fare for exported 300Ms, but because Americans seem to prefer interstate cruising to negotiating switchbacks, we have to settle for a slightly softer ride. Or you can pay an extra $255 for the "Performance" suspension, tighter steering, 16-inch performance tires, high-performance ABS and a less restrictive governor on the top speed. Consider it money well spent.
The 300M shares its engine -- which debuted on the Plymouth Prowler -- with the LHS. The 3.5-liter SOHC 24-valve V6 makes good on the performance promise, churning out 253 horsepower @ 6400 rpm and 255 foot-pounds of torque @ 3950 rpm. To quote Chrysler, "That's more torque and horsepower than the BMW M3, Ford Taurus SHO, Lexus GS300 or Mercedes E320, and many other engines in vehicles sold in North America." We couldn't have said it better ourselves, except to point out that "many other engines" include a few V8s.
Exports will get a slightly de-tuned 251 horses and 251 foot-pounds of torque. Also available overseas is the 2.7-liter V6 from the Concorde/Intrepid sedans, which still provides 200 horsepower and plenty of torque. But since little would be left to distinguish a 300M from a Concorde (under the skin, that is), Americans can only get the performance-enhanced 300M. And that's fine by us.
The LH series family traits are apparent in the cars' 113-inch wheelbase, also shared with the Concorde/Intrepid and LHS. All of these cars were developed with the help of Chrysler's computer drafting system, which allowed the total development time to be cut significantly. We can almost picture the morph sequence from Concorde to LHS to 300M.
Inside the 300M and LHS, the LH family resemblance is even more apparent; they're virtually identical. Both have powered and heated front seats (leather), three central air vents, identical center stack controls, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a long slab of fake wood trim, and the same instrument panel. The LHS adds another three inches of rear seat legroom, and the 300M has a shorter rear window because of the higher rear deck.
Special to the 300M and LHS are glow-in-the-dark gauges that resemble the Timex Indiglo watch: black numbers on a green background. These gauges are the industry's coolest, rivaling the "hovering" look of the new Corvette's nighttime instrument panel. Even the centrally-located analog clock glows green at night, though it's not made by Timex.
Without the "soul" and heritage of the 300M, the LHS has undergone quite a transformation during its one-year hiatus. The '97 LHS (the last year the car was sold) featured a six-cylinder motor, but one with a relatively anemic 214 horsepower output. While wheelbase measurements are identical between the former and current cars, the previous LHS was 207.4 inches long, weighed over 3,600 lbs., and luggage capacity was 17.9 cubic feet.
Each aspect of the new LHS has been improved. In addition to the extra 39 horsepower, the LHS sheds over 20 lbs. for even better use of available power (and is only 20 lbs. heavier than the 300M). The new car is a smidgen longer and offers almost one extra foot of luggage space compared to its 1997 ancestor. The appearance has also changed dramatically and for the better. We love how this car looks. But best of all? The 1999 LHS is less expensive than the vehicle it replaces.
Compared to the 300M, the LHS is not such a dramatic improvement. In fact, it's a step down in performance, because the variable-assisted steering transmits less feedback from the ground. A lower trunk height is appreciated, ecause once again, it's possible to see while backing up. An extra hundred bucks (the premium of an LHS over the 300M) buys a prettier (to our eyes) front fascia, an extra 10 inches of length, a regular (non-AutoStick) automatic transmission, and a more cushioned ride. Not bad for a hundred bucks.
From inside, it's hard to distinguish the two cars except for the lack of AutoStick in the LHS. The LHS gets Chrysler "wings" around the centrally-located clock, but that's the only real clue as to what you're driving. Our test car came with a tan interior with a light-colored dash, which didn't blend well with the black plastic at the base of the windshield. The contrast in dash plastics brought an equally contrasting glare to the windshield, something we could live without.
Driving the LHS is less exciting than driving the 300M, and that's due in part to an extra-loose suspension that allows the car to roll easily from side to side in turns. Gun the throttle through a slow curve, and watch out for some steering correction. That's not going to happen in the 300M, but the 300M is built for drivers who want better handling. The LHS is more for the luxury buyer, or someone who doesn't care so much for slalom racing. But on the highways, the LHS is right at home, and makes for a very comfortable long-distance runner.
The 300M is the more athletic of the two, but not by a gaping margin. Both cars can be fun to drive. They come standard with four-wheel antilock brakes, a four-wheel independent suspension and an engine that's by far the best in its class. nd if near-luxury is too dear for your budget, there's always the familial Concorde or Intrepid to fit the bill.
Chrysler's building some tempting automobiles these days, and the new LH-series cars are making a case for themselves. We'd almost want to own one, except they're not offered with the one feature that every true sports sedan must possess: a manual transmission. Oh well. Nobody's perfect. With 253 horsepower, three different suspension settings to choose from, ravaging good looks, luxurious accouterments and an MSRP of less than $30,000, the new LH cars are about as close to perfect as we could ask a sedan to be. In the near-luxury sedan segment, Chrysler is poised to take on the world.
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Golden Lace Trim, Baroque Crocheted Lace Trim, Vintage Embroidered Flower Lace, Jewelry Lace
Highly recommended for jewelry design!!!
venise lace
the fixed width is about 2.6 inches
gold as seen in the picture .
This listing is for 1 yard
1. by regular shipping to USA, Australia, European countries, it takes about 15-25 days to arrive. to Canada maybe longer like 20-30 days. To south america, 25-55 days.
2. By EXPRESS SHIPPING, 5-9 days to arrive. $18 is ok for the first item
3. For making sure your package to arrive you ASAP and safely, please leave your phone number please when or after you placing order, which is very convenient for the express man to contact you once it arrived
4. Please make sure there is someone at home or(the address you left for your order) to receive the package, the express man will come to you for twice, if there are no one to sign the package, the package would be abandoned or sent back :-(.
5. please contact me ASAP if you thought it takes much longer to arrive than a reasonable time
1. ABOUT COLOR we tried out best to took the picture under natural light to make sure the color is as the real item, but even so, we don't share one monitor, there maybe still a color difference between the item and your expectation, please understand. MOST OF TIMES, my customers are quite pleased with the items
2. ABOUT SIZE/MEASUREMENTS we measure them by hands which may create a tolerance/difference with the real item, please understand. and we cut the fabric or trims by hands too, please understand once there was shortage, maybe 1-3 inches
We manage this shop with honest and hard working, we hope everything goes well with all transactions, goods, shipping, after sale. But we know things happen, please understand if the shipping delays, and all staff will appreciate if you give us a chance to make it right, i believe it's worth for trying.
For people who will leave us with positive feedbacks, thank you so much in advance! Your generosity will be highly appreciate, your trust is always the most precious wealth for us.
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2.) All items will be sent from China. Deliveries may take longer sometimes(15-25days) by normal post service, DO NOT buy if you're in hurry, thank you for the understanding! sometimes it may got stuck at the custom we will try our best to clear it out, it takes time. please understand.
3.) Brazil Customers or other south america customers : The shipping time is about 1-2 months usually, please make sure you can accept it before purchase. Thank you!
4.) Ship to Etsy address NOT Paypal, pls. confirm address before checking out.
5) Please leave your phone numer in your message, it is very convenient for the post office to contact you.
✿✿ We provide 7 DAYS DELIVERY SERVICE if you need them in urgency ✿✿
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For saving shipping fee for our customers, we prefer the most economic shipping service, it will take 15-25days to arrive you. Please be patient, I believe when you open the package and see these adorable laces, you will know everything is just worth for waiting.
If you do need them urgently, you will get it within 7 days, but you should pay for the extra shipping fee.
About wholesale
We will give you the best discount for a large order.
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We manage this shop earnestly and hard, so your support is really important to us. We appreciate your positive feedback and will give you gifts for your future order. Please leave us positive feedbacks if you are pleased with our items.
If you are bothered by the transaction, or not so pleased with the item, please contact us ASAP before you get annoyed. We will figure it in a perfect way. Please give us a chance to turn"negative" to"positive", I believe you will be happy to try.
✿✿ please don't leave any negative feedback due to shipping delayed. we tried our best to make it deliver ASAP, but it's really our of our control . please understand. as a seller, no one hope more than me to deliver the parcel.
Thank you soooooooooo much!
A notice will be left on your door if no one at home to sign for the parcel, BUT sometimes you might miss it or just because of an irresponsible postman, the way NOT TO MISS your parcel is contact me quickly if haven't received it on time(over 25 days), otherwise your parcel will be returned or just abandon as unclaimed for post office only keep it for 1-3 weeks.
Pls. understand it's not a seller's fault for unclaimed parcel, i'm not responsible for returning unclaimed parcels, you can pay re-shipping fee for a second shipping or ask for a refund of item fee(shipping non-refundable), thank you so much for your understanding!.
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Our dance in education work currently falls into the following strands:
We work with schools to develop bespoke projects / sessions to meet their needs. For example, developing physical literacy or bringing subject areas to life.
Following a recent project with Llanfaes CP School, Mr Davies (the Head) said the following:
Following taster sessions in South Powys primaries, we are now setting up new after school clubs. If you would like to find out if an after school club would work at your school, please get in touch.
- 5 x 60 ACTIVITY
Through its Climbing Higher vision, the Welsh Assembly Government has laid down the fitness gauntlet by setting the target of seeing 90% of children taking part in regular and frequent activity by 2020.
We support the work of Powys County Council Sports Development team on 5 x 60 activity by delivering dance in high schools. We are also currently leading a 5 x 60 dance project in south Powys primaries.
Every two years we produce a show that tours schools in Powys. We make shows that are aligned to the curriculum and aim to inspire learning. In 2016, FLYING ATOMS flew into over 20 schools in Powys, and was performed to over 1,000 learners.
If you would like to speak to us about coming into your school, please call Louise on 01597 824 370 or email louise(at)dawnspowysdance(dot)org.


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The only thing dumber than Flappy Bird is Flappy Pipe
If you're one of the millions of people who downloaded Flappy Bird, played, and died instantly, you might appreciate this parody sequel now trending in China.
It doesn't actually exist, but it should calm fans who were devastated that the insanely frustrating game was pulled from iTunes. Here you go, it's Flappy Pipe!


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Health Reform, The Galatians, and the Moody Blues
Dr. Robert K. Ross
The California Endowment
The fate of the Affordable Care Act represents the most far-reaching legislative "so what" that our nation has seen in the last fifty years. Our Supreme Court has quite a weighty decision on their hands.
A fair amount has been written, and continues to be written, by legal scholars about the relative constitutionality of the controversial law. I'll steer clear from engaging in the discourse of constitutional law, particularly since I have zero expertise on that front.
Let's just say that the support, defense, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act is the right thing to do, and the smart thing to do.
The best, single-phrase explanation for why it's the right thing to do can be found in the Bible, New Testament, in the Book of Galatians, Chapter 6: "Bear ye one another's burdens." Simply put, the most powerful moral argument for supporting the Affordable Care Act is the elimination of decades-long discriminatory practices against people in our community who have the audacity to actually get sick. For the tens of millions of Americans who have arthritis, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, or cancer, our private health insurance system just does not work as currently constructed. Ask any one of the millions of uninsured Americans who have been faced with bankruptcy over the years as a result of paying for health care bills.
This is perhaps the most quizzical, and even whimsical, aspect of the oft-utilized "overreaching, big government takeover" critique of the new health law. For all of the election-year posturing about the new law as "socialist medicine", the central purpose of the law's coverage requirement (also known as "the mandate") is thus: to preserve the integrity and stability of the private health insurance system. From a profitability standpoint for private health insurance companies, there is no other way to rid ourselves of discriminatory practices against sick Americans -- like pre-existing conditions and lifetime caps on coverage – without some system that allows us to "carry one another's burdens" as brethren, as Paul's New Testament letter to the Galatians succinctly states. In other words, get as many healthy individuals in the private health insurance system as possible in order to make it work for all.
Pivoting quickly from the Bible to the science, there is also ample evidence that the defense and implementation of the Affordable Care Act is the smart thing to do. While we are unlikely to experience immediate reductions in the cost of health care to individuals or businesses, the independent federal Office of Management & Budget, as well as most health experts across the nation, concludes that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act offers our nation the best hope of reining in runaway health costs over the long haul. We are already beginning to see cost savings. In August, the Congressional Budget Office reported a decline in Medicare spending growth. Our health care system is broken and there is a lot at stake for staying on the right track.
The United States spends more than any other country in the world on medical care and California spends the most from all states. Yet the U.S. ranks 37th among developed countries in health status. We also know that prevention and access to care provides for healthier, stronger communities. According to a 2008 report from Trust for America's Health, investing $10 per person per year in proven community-based programs that increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and prevent tobacco use could save the country more than $1.6 billion annually within 5 years.
As a general rule, when something is both the right thing to do, and the smart thing to do, as the Nike commercials spout, you "just do it."
In what has shaped up as a hotly contested presidential election, and with scorched-earth hyper- partisan bickering as the new normal in Washington these days, all manner of ill-founded, politically-motivated rhetoric has and continues to be lobbed against the Affordable Care Act. But I am reminded of the closing lines of the Moody Blues' epic tune, "Nights in White Satin":
Cold-hearted Orb rule the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is grey, and yellow is white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion….
This past weekend, in recession-ravaged Fresno, California, more than 5,000 people participated in a community resource fair to support and learn more about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act and connect to existing health coverage programs. For these struggling Americans, and for the 50 million Americans who lack health insurance today or have pre-existing health conditions, the benefits of the Affordable Care Act are no illusion. It is simply the right thing to do.
Dr. Robert K. Ross, president and CEO of The California Endowment, a private health foundation that provides grants to community-based organizations throughout California.
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Obama only gives more business to insurance companies. They, in turn, contribute heavily to the campaigns of the pols who approved the law.


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On Saturday 19th April I had the pleasure of covering Sally & James' wedding.
They were married at Christ Church in Barnston with the reception at the beautiful venue of Inglewood Manor Hotel.
Congratulations and wishing you many years of happiness together.
Wedding Ceremony – Christ Church
Wedding Reception – Inglewood Manor Hotel
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Picturesque places, serene atmosphere, and tranquil beauty are the words that rightly justify the essence of Varkala. And a backpacking tour to this exotic section of Southern Region makes it possible for the tourists to enjoy its exclusivity on their own. Generally speaking, backpacking tour is concerned with traveling individually to Varkala and not as a part of any package. In this way, the tourist happens to visit the real place and not the bits that form to be a part of the package. Certainly, the places to be visited in Varkala are conceptualized of beaches, temples and island. This is the reason that backpacking in Varkala is quite interesting.
Lying on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, Varkala is said to be an ideal destination for backpackers looking forward to some quality time in natural beauty, peace and calm. Its breath-taking scenery of the rocky cliffs ensures a wonderful holiday options that allows the backpackers to take a look at the best of the nature. Its refreshing seaside is so quaint that the visitors happen to get attracted like a magnet. On visiting the Varkala, the backpackers tend to enjoy sun bathing, swimming, seaside walks, sunset sites and even the water sports. With plethora of options to enjoy backpacking in Varkala, hostels in Varkala are the easiest way to cut down on expenses.
Ideally, the backpackers always look out for budget friendly staying option and the hostels in Varkala are a perfect choice. The basic purpose of finding such options is to save on extra costs that get wasted in luxury hotels because backpacking is all about enjoying a long vacation covering quite many destinations within the strict budget constraints. All a backpacker needs is a comfortable place to stay, proper food and the local transport to travel to the destined places. There are numerous places in Varkala that can be covered by the tourists like Janardhana Swamy temple, Varkala beach, Anjengo fort, and Kappil beach are the breath-taking places to experience the most stunning views.
Also called as Papanasam Beach, there are many people carrying out rituals for the deceased. Indeed, backpackers get to see the real customary practices in the authentic South Indian style that is quite a knowledgeable aspect for them. And this is quite an important thing for the backpackers because their aim is to meet the locals as well as understand their cultural practices from the close end. This is the reason that Varkala is considered to be the most sought after destination for the backpackers and their interest in knowing the real facts about the destination visited by them. Certainly, this also includes staying at the hostels in Varkala for an exceptionally comfortable stay.


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The fourth recording from Eliana Cuevas opens with springing piano as played by Jeremy Ledbetter and seems to explode in several colorful directions at once. The vibrancy of "Estrellita," the first track from Espejo, is electrifying and so is the Venezuelan-born, Toronto-based vocalist at the centre of it all.
Throughout her career, Cuevas has taken artistic risks. She worked with jazz and Latin groups, like Cruzao and the reggae outfit Tabarruk, for instance, and she toured with the Darren Sigesmund Sextet extensively. From her 2001 debut EP Cohesion to Tuesday's release of Espejo, she has continued to set a high standard with her earnest and textured vocal tones.
But more than setting standards, Cuevas is adept at pushing limits. "If you don't challenge yourself, art can get stale," she says. "On my previous albums, the sound was very much focused on being able to reproduce the songs and arrangements lives. On this one, I wanted to do something unique for each piece, but we have still been able to adapt them live."
That distinctiveness pushes through the aforementioned "Estrellita" and into "En Un Pedacito De Tu Corazón," a supple and sensual piece that sounds like a sunset over wine country. Cuevas' voice is warm and engaging, especially as her tones layer over Mark Kelso's percussion. Ledbetter's keys are again a steady presence.
Cuevas and her players, 20 of them in all, range easily from the hot fire of "Llegó" to the passionate "Lamento." Nothing is lost along the way as Espejo shifts from reflection to reflection.
The gloriously scorching "El Tucusito" thrills with its pure speed, especially as Cuevas bounds all over her vocal range. Ledbetter's piano matches her playfulness, shifting and pitching through a rollicking set of notes that pounce both above and below Cuevas' spice-coated vocals.
Espejo, which means "mirror," is about infinite possibilities in terms of the creative process, but it's also a blistering record of Latin-infused music. Cuevas, who wrote all but one of the 10 compositions on the recording, is a talent and a half. She takes chances, but she also knows when to hold back. Her range is inspiring, her tone is deep, her fire is irrefutable, and her fourth record is a treat.
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September 25, 2017 - September 25, 2017
Venue: University of Economics and Business, Poznan
Organizer(s): Regional Studies Association Research Network on Cohesion Policy: Department of European Studies at Poznań University of Economics and Business; Department of Urbanism at Delft University of Technology;University of Strathclyde; CEPS, University of Basel / University of Economics, Prague; Université Libre de Bruxelles; IGOT, University of Lisbon
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Therefore, during the workshop the following questions will be addressed:
• How have the Europeanisation pathways and the approaches towards regional / Cohesion Policy planning and implementation evolved over time and with what impact in terms of policy performance?
• What is the legacy of EU Cohesion Policy in terms of institutional innovation and administrative capacity-building?
• What are the outcomes in terms of sustainability of the policy's implementation?
• Which countries and regions are the most/least successful in the implementation of Cohesion Policy and why (what are key-factors of success, what are the barriers)?
• What have been the main territorial impacts from the implementation of EU Cohesion Policy in a given region/country?
• What lessons can be drawn from the successes and failures of Cohesion Policy in the Eastern, South Eastern, and Southern periphery and to what extent can these lessons be applied to candidate countries?
• What have been the main results/impacts from the implementation of the European Territorial Cooperation in a given cross-border/transnational region?
• What can EU regions learn from the candidate countries in terms of joint projects executed mainly through cross-border cooperation or under Instrument for Pre-Accession?
• What is the role of EU funding for the Eastern, South Eastern, and Southern regions in shaping European identities and perceptions of the European integration?
• What lessons can be drawn from the experience of the main recipients of EU funds for Cohesion Policy after 2020?
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CLOC Creates e-Billing Guidelines to Improve Legal Department-Law Firm Alignment
As Product Manager for Collaborati—the portal law firms use to electronically submit invoices to clients who use Mitratech's e-Billing solutions—law firms often tell me how challenging it is to keep track of their clients' unique billing requirements. At the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference earlier this month, a recurring theme was the need for standardization of processes governing the relationships between law firms and clients.
A recent initiative by the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) addresses both of these issues head on. Earlier this summer, seven CLOC members, all of whom are the head of legal operations at leading U.S. legal departments, as well as attorneys, came together to review billing guidelines and collaboratively created a best-in-class billing guideline document. CLOC has made the guidelines available on their website for downloading. Corporate legal departments who choose to better align themselves with their law firms can access these guidelines, and even modify them to meet their specific needs.
The written guidelines cover several areas including timing of invoice submission, preference for alternative fee arrangements, the need for budgets and accruals, and staffing guidelines. In formulating the standard billing guidelines document, CLOC members sought to create fairness for both corporate legal departments and law firms.
The adoption of standing billing guidelines will represent a win-win for law firms and their clients. As more clients use this standardized document, the Herculean effort law firms currently undertake to track each of their clients' unique requirements becomes less arduous.
For clients, standardization allows them to leverage the combined expertise and experience of legal operations officers who have been working with billing requirements for years. Wider acceptance of these new guidelines will also allow law firms to modify their processes and grow more efficient. For example, the standard guidelines suggest a discount on invoices that are received later than a specified period from when the law firm performed the work. Law firms then have the incentive to ensure timely invoicing, which, in turn, helps clients more accurately forecast legal expenditures.
The billing guidelines document represents only the beginning of the best-in-class guidelines crusade that CLOC has begun. The CLOC website lists several other projects which they plan to undertake, including a firm engagement letter and a policy on the use of electronic signatures within the business.
How does your legal department plan to take advantage of the best-in-class documents offered by CLOC?


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An overwhelming majority of members of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce who responded to a survey oppose the city's plan to impose a 1 percent commuter tax.
As a result of the survey, the chamber's board of directors has adopted a position of urging Mayor Chris Doherty and city council to abandon their plan to revive a commuter tax, said chamber President Austin Burke.
A response from 713 members to the commuter tax survey was "unprecedented," because typically the chamber receives around 100 responses to the half-dozen surveys it conducts per year, Mr. Burke said.
Eighty-four percent opposed the proposal. Of those surveyed, 66.6 percent of the businesses were located within Scranton.
"This is our city, too," Mr. Burke said. "We are gravely concerned about the financial health of the city. There are dark days ahead with the indebtedness of the city. There are no easy and no painless answers here."
The commuter-tax issue apparently has struck a nerve with a business community concerned on several fronts, Mr. Burke said. Those include that a commuter tax: would make it more difficult for businesses to compete, thrive and survive; could hamper recruiting if prospective employees seek to be reimbursed by the employee for the new tax; would become an annual recurring tax; and could drive businesses out of the city, which would result in an overall lowering of tax revenue.
A commuter tax is one of the city's key alternatives to property tax hikes under its revised Act 47 recovery plan adopted Aug. 23. Council on Thursday - acting on an emergency basis - introduced, seconded and adopted a 1 percent earned-income tax on nonresidents of Scranton who work in the city.
The council ordinance proposes to increase the nonresident earned-income tax from the current 1 percent to 2 percent, while maintaining the earned-income tax of 2.4 percent on city residents.
A 1 percent commuter tax is expected to raise $2.5 million next year and $4 million in 2014 and 2015, city officials have said.
The city still needs approval from Lackawanna County Court to impose a commuter tax and Thursday's legislation allows the city to petition the court for approval.
Mr. Burke said of the survey, "In a sense, it's a referendum from the business community of the city of Scranton, so we will explore the appropriate way of communicating that to the court."
Noting that many constraints hampering the city stem from state laws, Mr. Burke also informed the mayor and council that the chamber has joined a coalition of chambers across the state to advocate for reforms. A commuter tax would "discourage investment from the economic engine of private businesses," he said.
Council President Janet Evans said during Thursday's council meeting that the tax would be in place only for the next three years.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Evans said, "City council acknowledges the chamber's input and appreciates its offer of assistance to advocate for government reforms, however, much-needed reform most often takes years if it occurs at all. Our city requires immediate solutions and immediate cash infusions in order to survive."
"We're all painfully aware that the state doesn't aid financially struggling municipalities currently," Mrs. Evans continued. "I hope that Mr. Burke is not implying that the entire financial burden should be shouldered by city homeowners. Similar advice by a committee on which Mr. Burke served caused the county commissioners to raise taxes on all county homeowners by 38 percent in 2012 alone. The city provides 24-7 services for all who live and work in its boundaries and those costs should be shared fairly."
Mr. Burke last year served on a bipartisan advisory panel that made more than 20 recommendations to the commissioners for pulling the county out of its financial mire, one of which was raising real estate taxes, although the panel intentionally attached no figures to a prospective tax hike.
The city last imposed a commuter tax in 1993-94, when a 0.6 percent tax was imposed. That tax was challenged in county court, where a panel of county judges who rejected the city's request to levy the tax cited city witnesses who blamed the need for the tax partly on "irresponsibility and mismanagement on the part of the (city's) political establishment." The judges said they had the right to apply "a judicial brake" to the city's taxing power if they found it unnecessary.
However, the city appealed and won in Commonwealth Court, and opponents failed to convince the state Supreme Court to hear a further appeal. The commuter tax survived, but was discontinued by the city after 1994.
This time, Scranton would have to pass a more rigorous, three-pronged test to get court approval. This hurdle, legislated in 1996 by former Rep. Frank Serafini, requires the city to show it has "substantially implemented" other parts of a recovery plan, including: raising taxes and fees on city residents; taking steps to gain required approval from other groups such as courts, voters or unions; and showing that additional city tax revenue isn't enough to balance the city's budget.
Mayfield Mayor Alexander Chelik, who is trying to revive opposition against a commuter tax, said he believes the city "cannot meet the burden that has been placed upon them by the Serafini amendment. We think if we get up and running our chances are pretty good in court." He has been working on lining up an attorney to represent an opposition group, as well as setting up a group website and a bank account for donations.
Regarding the chamber survey's results, Mr. Chelik said, "I'm not surprised. I think businesses realize there are several things in the recovery plan that are not going to be good for them." However, should a commuter tax be enacted, Mr. Chelik said a boycott of city businesses aimed at turning up the heat on City Hall may be necessary. "Businesses are victims in this, too. But if push comes to shove down the line, we've got to stop this thing," Mr. Chelik said.
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In an online Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce survey of 1,650 business members over several days during the past week, nearly half - or 713 members - responded.
- Is your business located in the city of Scranton?
Yes: 66.6 percent; 473 respondents
No: 33.4 percent; 237 respondents
- How do you feel about the city of Scranton's proposal to impose a commuter tax on nonresidents of Scranton who work in the city?
I oppose: 84 percent; 599 respondents
I am neutral: 7.9 percent; 56 respondents
I am in favor: 8.1 percent; 58 respondents
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A lifetime achievement award brings one family's New Orleans restaurant story full circle
A lifetime achievement award usually cues up a certain retrospective posture. That might give you pause if you're receiving one just as you're moving forward with a bigger head of steam than ever.
But when Ralph Brennan got the news that he was the pick for this year's Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award, the accolade resonated for him at a different level.
The award is named in honor of his aunt, the matriarch of the city's best-known restaurant family, in recognition of her impact on the New Orleans hospitality industry. For Ralph Brennan that impact could not be more personal, and the award represents a cycle of mentorship that frames his view of the restaurateur's calling.
"We're in the people business, we just happen to be serving food," Brennan said. "That's one of the things I learned from (Ella Brennan), she was a mentor to me from an early age."
The award was created in 2010 by the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, the group that hosts its annual wine festival each spring. Ella Brennan was its first recipient, followed by chef Paul Prudhomme, liquor magnate and philanthropist Bill Goldring, chef Leah Chase, restaurateurs Drago and Klara Cvitanovich, and Audubon Nature Institute leader Ron Forman.
Ralph Brennan will receive the award during a gala scheduled for Oct. 6 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel (get details and tickets at nowfe.com).
Brennan, who is 64, is being honored for his career just as the pace of his company, the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, has been accelerating.
To his six restaurants in New Orleans, in Metairie and at the Disneyland resort in California, he more recently added two historic and high profile properties. Last year, he bought Napoleon House from its original family owners, and in 2014 he and business partner Terry White massively renovated and reopened Brennan's Restaurant.
The famous Royal Street restaurant is where Ralph Brennan got his first taste of the business back in the 1960s, when he was still in high school and when Ella Brennan was directly managing Brennan's. She remained his mentor and adviser through the many changes that would follow. In particular, Brennan recalls the effort she devoted to developing the potential in the people who worked for her. All these years later, that's an influence he still brings to the job.
"The challenge in our business is executing every day," he said. "But what I really enjoy is watching people grow and develop. You see people who have been successful in their own right, that's very satisfying to be part of."


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The Stokes mss., 1905-1906, consist primarily of letters from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, to publicist James Graham Phelps Stokes, 1872-1960, regarding the activities of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Subjects discussed include the arrangements for a large meeting at which Jack London was to speak and the hiring of an individual to see to the Society's business on a full-time basis.
The collection includes a letter to Stokes from E.F. Robbins, Sinclair's secretary, and a carbon copy of a letter from Sinclair to a T. Bayard Collins, as well as four promotional leaflets produced by Sinclair's Jungle Publishing Company for the books The Jungle, Manassas, and Prince Hagen.
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This idea came from nowhere. "Hubert" – I said to my son – "let's switch roles. You will be me. I will be you. Act as when I talk to you. Be me." He picked it up quickly and played a scene that surprised me, embarrassed(?) me and made me think. Is it really so? […]Continue reading →


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Evidence in the lawsuit includes a photograph, in which Jan Crouch holds a handwritten letter composed by her husband on his supposed deathbed. In the letter, the patriarch specified his wishes to pass the future leadership of TBN to his son, Matthew Crouch. The letter ousted Paul Crouch, Jr., the expected heir to the TBN presidency, in favor of his brother.Learn more about Christianity


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One of the major mechanics of Firefall is the crafting system. Crafting is the process of using resources, crystite, and other crafting components to create equipment and other items.
Crafting can be performed at the Molecular Printer, which can be found in many larger outposts/towns/POI's.
Printer Operations
At the Molecular Printer there are 3 basic operations that can be performed in Manufacturing slots.
Manufacturing Job allow ARES operators to produce a wide variety of weapons and equipment for use in the field.
Recipes in Manufacturing can be learned by Researching them or buying specialty recipes from reputation vendors, and will reveal many more construction options.
Refining Jobs are a critical part of building new gear. Any Raw Resource that is that is gathered in the field must be Refined before it's able to be used to Manufacture something. The refining of raw resources produces materials that can be used in manufacturing as well as sometimes a small amount of crystite.
Make sure you Refine your resources! - Firefall Molecular Printer
Research Jobs are important for dedicated Manufacturers. Learning new methods and techniques allows ARES Operators to build better and more advanced weaponry and equipment - critical in the fight against Chosen. In order to manufacture weapons, abilities or equipment one must first research the appropriate technology. For example, to build an Arsenal's Light Machine Gun one must first go to the research tab and weapons and then research their level appropriate LMG before they can use the recipe in the the manufacturing tab. Research for recipes is currently grouped by level and rarity. In order to research a higher level or more rare equipment one must first research the item's lower levels and rarities.


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Cameron Smith has delivered an ice cold rebuke to NSW over a 'disrespectful snub' that did not go unnoticed in the Queensland camp.
Several NSW players turned their back on the Queensland captain as he was addressing the crowd during the official post-match Origin Shield-presentation ceremony at ANZ Stadium.
Players, including Blues captain Paul Gallen, had already walked away from the centre of the field towards the fans and family members sitting in the front row when Smith was in the middle of his speech congratulating the Blues for their victory in the series finale.
The snub was captured by the Channel 9 cameras and broadcast live.
Smith and Maroons coach Kevin Walters admitted the snub was not something they would be proud of.
Origin spectators were a lot more angry at the treatment the Kangaroos skipper suffered.
Gallen blew off the questions over his team's action after the match, but Smith was not prepared to just forgive and forget.
"It's something our team wouldn't do," Smith said.
He did not elaborate on that stinging one line.
Walters also slammed the Blues involved in the walk out.
"That's extremely disrespectful," he said.
Maroons star Johnathan Thurston initially tried to deflect questions about the Blues' snub, but then declared it was a "disrespectful".
"I don't want to get into a slinging match here, but it was pretty disrespectful I thought," he said.
"I think that just typifies what this (NSW) team is about.
"Like I said, I don't want to get into a slinging match here, but I thought it was very disrespectful. Smithy is sitting at the top of the tree for the amount of games he has played. (Considering) the respect he deserves, I thought it was very disrespectful what they did.
"They got the result in the end and probably didn't deem it disrespectful to walk off like they did."
He said the act has put fire in his team's belly for 2017.
Thurston then had a crack at Blues star Andrew Fifita for his moment of madness when he was sent to the sin bin for an off-the-ball grab on Gavin Cooper's melon.
"That's just another sign of what that team is about," he said.
"Officials dealt with it and sin-binned him, but it just typified what that team is about.
"They got the result tonight, but the shield is still in Queensland for another 12 months."
Walters said after the game the series finale the Origin concept remains as heated as ever.
"You expect that with Origin," he said.
"I read some articles in the paper today about how Origin has lost its flavour.
"It's a physical game. There is going to be some spite. Everyone gives as good as they get, pretty much."
Gallen brushed off the incident.
"I didn't even notice," Gallen said when asked if he had planned to snub Smith during his opposite's trophy acceptance speech.
"We did what we had to do and then we thanked the fans."
It was the second time Smith had spoken to the ANZ Stadium crowd after he was minutes earlier awarded the Wally Lewis medal as player of the 2016 series.


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he also said that "if Juve want to sell me I'll have no problem with that".
They want him to look like a saint to the fans and take the blame when he's sold.
Let's wait until we definately see him and Secco say on the Juve site that he's staying with Juve 100%.


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TASCAM Interfaces Now Include Steinberg Cubase LE!
Steinberg's Cubase LE workstation software is now included free with the TASCAM US-122, US-224, US-428, FW-1082, FW-1804 and FW-1884. This software provides 48 tracks of recording and playback with a TASCAM interface and a Mac OS X or Windows XP computer.
These are just a few of the features of Steinberg Cubase LE:
|48 audio tracks
|More than many "pro" applications, enough for large arrangements and multiple takes
|64 MIDI tracks
|Record layers of MIDI synths, or incorporate
ReWire samplers like GigaStudio 3 LE
|96kHz/24-bit audio resolution
|Audiophile recording quality captures every detail and nuance
|VST plug-in effects
|Thousands of effects to choose from, from free downloads to pro packages, with the most widely-supported plug-in format
|VST instrument support
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|Notation editing and printing
|MIDI tracks show up as completed notation for printing charts for musicians and editing tracks
|Time Stretch
|Change the tempo of a loop to match your song
|ReWire 2 integration
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|Upgrade path to Cubase SX
|Upgrade to the full version of Cubase if you outgrow this version
|Extensive support for mixing control surfaces
|Use a US-224, US-428, FW-1884 or FW-1082 to control the program
To upgrade from Cubase LE to a more powerful version like Cubase SX3, visit steinbergupgrades.com.
NOTE: TASCAM has discovered an incompatibility between Apple's "Tiger" OS 10.4 system software and Steinberg's Cubase LE v1.07 installer. For a successful install of Cubase LE, install it on your Mac first, then install Tiger. If you have purchased a new Mac with Tiger pre-installed, Cubase LE will not install. US customers should contact TASCAM Parts at (323) 726-0303 or email@example.com to receive a new installer disk that is compatible with Tiger. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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The Mathematical breakdown of likelihood of Bama/OSU in title game
The coaches poll, Harris poll and Computers each count for 1/3 of a team's BCS ranking.
Coaches poll:
Bama: .9485
The coaches poll was released earlier today was not kind to the Cowboys. With 59 total voters, Bama totaled a 32 point edge. While we don't know for certain how this broke down, this result is equivalent to 14 coaches voting the Cowboys 2nd and Bama 3rd (23.7%), 44 voting for Bama 2nd and (nt)OSU 3rd (74.6%) and one voting for Bama 2nd and OSU 4th (1.7%).
This was a significantly worse result for the Cowboys than what they got in the AP where Alabama garnered a 16 point edge with a total of 60 voters.
Given that both the Coaches and AP polls broke for Alabama, the Cowboys' hopes seem to hinge on getting help from the computers. There are 6 computer rankings. The highest and lowest result for each team gets dropped. Last week 4 of the 6 computers put Alabama at 2nd and OSU 3rd and the remaining 2 put Oklahoma State 2nd and Alabama 3rd.
If these results hold or the Cowboys are only able to flip one computer, their chance at a title game is functionally zero.
If they flip two computers this will be the computer score
Bama: .93
This would nearly wipe out Bama's edge gained from the Coaches poll, but OSU would still need to top Bama by a slim margin in the Harris poll to get a title shot. Given the results from the Coaches and AP polls, this seems unlikely, though not impossible.
If they flip 3 or 4 computers this will be the computer score: OSU: .96 Bama: .92 The remainder of this analysis will deal with this possibility.
UPDATE: 2 computer rankings (Sagarin and Wolfe) have been released they both have Bama 2nd. This means OSU flipping 3 or 4 computers is no longer a possibility. OSU will have to at minimum gain 5 points on Alabama in the Harris poll to go to the BCS. This means they will need to top Bama on 52.18% of Harris poll ballots assuming neither team is ranked beneath 3rd.
Harris Poll
Assuming OSU flips 3 or all 4 computers, Bama would have to make up a .0183 edge in the Harris poll. (The difference in computer score and coaches score) The Harris Poll has 115 voters. For Bama to overtake OSU they would need to be placed 53 spots above the Cowboys in the aggregate. Assuming all voters put Bama and OSU in some comination of 2nd and 3rd Bama would need 84 of the 115 voters (73%) to rank them 2nd. For perspective, if the Harris poll comes out with similar results to the coaches poll Bama will top OSU by ,0034 points. If it comes out with similar results the AP the Cowboys will overtake Bama by .0063.
- If the Cowboys can't flip a computer, or only flip one they are doomed.
- If they flip 2 it is still highly unlikely they get to the National Championship
If the Cowboys flip 3 or 4, Bama will need at least 73% of Harris poll voters to rank them 2nd, assuming all voters rank Bama and OSU at least 3rd.
For the non mathematically inclined: If the Cowboys flip 3 or 4 computers and the Harris voters rank the teams as the coaches did it's rematch time. If the Harris voters rank the teams like the AP did T Boone will be very happy.
Updated Conclusions
- If Richard Billingsly (computer) keeps Bama at 2 they are definitely in.
- If Billingsly switches OSU and Bama OSU must gain 5 points on Bama in the Harris poll. This means they would need 52.18% of Harris voters to put them above Bama assuming neither team gets ranked below 3rd. Given the results of the coaches and AP poll this seems unlikely.
- The Tide will likely roll to a rematch.


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Her common law husband could never quite live down the event that took place on October 26, 1881 on the dusty streets of a wild mining town, and she spent the majority of her life with him trying to change the public's perception of what really happened on that day – Wyatt Earp would forever be associated with the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona no matter where he went or what he did later in life. Josephine Marcus Earp was born in 1860 to Jewish immigrant parents Hyman and Sophia Lewis Marcus, and by the end of that decade her family migrated west to San Francisco.
Her father was a baker, even though she later would claim that he had been a "prosperous mercantile business". Being Jewish and having a German accent did little to raise their social status either. Josephine, however, craved adventure and would barely acknowledge that she was Jewish. She took music and dance lessons and joined an acting troupe that traveled to Arizona Territory. In December 1879 the group arrived in Tombstone, just about the time the Earp brothers were settling in with their wives.
After the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt began his "Vendetta Ride". He and Josephine had carried on an affair for some time, but after the gunfight Wyatt sent his common law wife Mattie Blaylock away to live with his family in San Bernardino, California and Josephine returned to her family in San Francisco. When Wyatt settled his legal matters he went to San Francisco, turning his back on Mattie, and he and Josephine began their life together.
The book chronicles the journeys and adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Earp from San Francisco to Utah to Colorado and back to California (Los Angeles and San Francisco). The two would travel to Alaska for the wild gold strike days in Nome. It seemed that no matter where they went, as long as she had Wyatt, she was happy. I found the part about the Alaska adventures the most interesting as I had never heard that much about them.
In later years, journalists and authors would attempt to write and re-write the history of Wyatt Earp. Before and after his death, she would faithfully defend them, although she knew there were times when he would stray and have affairs with other women. Their favorite thing to do together was to sleep under the stars out in the desert where they tended their mining claims. They seemed to have a rhythm that suited them both.
The book narrates a different story than you might have previously heard of both Josephine and Wyatt's lives, especially the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Author Ann Kirschner obviously took great pains to research and find out more than perhaps anyone else ever has cared to uncover about Josephine Marcus Earp. It's an engaging story, spanning more than fifty years of history, and well worth your time to read if you are a fan of Wyatt Earp and his adventures or if you've never known much about Josephine, the common law wife of one of the most famous (and misunderstood) lawmen of the American West.
Rating: ★★★★
Have a GREAT day . . . someday it will be HISTORY!
© Sharon Hall (Digging History), 2014.


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Short update, since I'm frustrated and tired and don't want to accidentally start venting.
Date with the Philanthropist was really quite fun, but we had a nice talk at the end of the evening and agreed that neither of us was feeling any romantic spark. No disappointment or surprise there. Kind of a relief, actually, since it made me feel better about being so excited about the Musician (from last weekend). But since he was my first real "hey I met you online" date that had progressed to the second date, I was like, "Progress!"
On the job front, things are less exciting. I got called into work on my work-from-home day yesterday. Turned out to be a company-wide meeting to discuss how we are much deeper in the shitter for this fiscal quarter than anyone anticipated. Long story short, two people are getting laid off (NOT ME, THANK GOD) and the rest of us have been furloughed on pay for the next two weeks. At least.
Frick frick frick frick frick. Having a regular paycheck these past two months has been really nice. I've done things like paid off credit cards and put down payments on my student loans. I haven't done things like ... put money into my savings account. I've mostly just been playing catch-up from my months of unemployment.
I spent the rest of the day at work browsing Craigslist and updating my resume. Frick.


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Microsoft Points To Remain Standard For Xbox 360 Purchases
Despite previous rumors to the contrary, the dreaded Microsoft Points system isn't going away for Xbox 360 users, at least not right now. It was originally believed that MSP's would be phased out in the next Xbox dashboard update, due out at the end of the month. It wasn't far-fetched either with Microsoft having already phased out MS points for Windows, with Windows 8 offering music and video downloads for real money, rather than the rather confusing points system, which always left the end-users with spare currency they couldn't do anything with, as they had to be purchased in bundles.
For now however, Microsoft have confirmed that the MS points system will remain in place for Xbox 360 purchases, saying "Microsoft Points continue to be the currency for purchasing content for the Xbox 360 console." Surely it can't be long before the Xbox 360 will default to local currency for purchases and the next dashboard update would seem like the ideal time for such a move.
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The renowned steel band Blue Flames will give a benefit performance on Sunday, May 2 at 4 p.m. in the Old Parish Church in Weston, the third presentation from "Hearts and Voices: the Zeller performance series".
Listening to the Blue Flames Caribbean sounds, rhythms and melodies will be the perfect way to leave behind the last blues and blahs of mud season and usher in the warmer times ahead.
But the Blue Flames repertoire extends well beyond the traditional Caribbean/Calypso music normally associated with a steel band and includes American standard tunes and even classical music. They have performed at the New England Pan Festival, Sun Valley, Idaho, the Virgin Islands and at the 2005 Summer Olympic Games. It will be an event to be enjoyed the whole family.
As a benefit concert, the Blue Flames and the Old Parish Church will donate all proceeds from the performance to Just Neighbors, an organization whose mission is to provide short-term, non-cash assistance to members of the greater Weston area community when other options are neither viable nor available. Just Neighbors was founded in 2004 to provide firewood to those in need of heating assistance. Since then their "brief" has expanded to include driving assistance and visitation in Weston and most of the adjoining communities
Hearts and Voices is funded by memorial gifts given in memory of G. Frederick ("Fritz") Zeller, a respected teacher and counselor and a beloved member of the Old Parish Church.
An admission donation of $10 is requested. Under 12 admitted free.


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Dec 8, 2005
Hi I have a simple question and that is that is over the last year every other person in my family has had flu upset stomachs bonchitos etc and I have remained fit well and have not been ill at all At my last check my t-cell count was 236 and viral load 18000. I take a comprehensive range of vitamins in the form of micro-nutriants 300mg of Qu10 a day tumeric 1 teaspoon as well as about a liter of green tea is this helping. Regards Chris South Africa
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Chris in RSA-
Thanks for your post. I'm happy to hear that you feel well and have managed to avoid the flus that your family have suffered.
I'm can say exactly why, but it sounds to me like you've paid attention to your health and nutrition (hand washing with soap and water during the flu season can also have a very positive effect).
Good health, happy holidays to you. BY
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Don't blame DTC for dismal Rozerem sales
Rozerem sales were up 78% in the first quarter, and Takeda expects 2007 sales of the insomnia drug to surpass advertising costs.
That would be a first, as the company has spent more on consumer promotion—$100 million annually since consumer launch in July 2006—than it has reaped in sales.
Rozerem has less than 3% of the
Takeda is still spending less on ads than Sanofi-Aventis and Sepracor, though. In the first three months of this year, its DTC outlay hit $40 million, according to TNS Media Intelligence, but sales were only $26 million during the period.
Even though the Rozerem safety profile edges out competitors', its non-sedating quality has not been a hit with consumers. People who take a sleep aid want to be knocked out, something they can't expect the first time they take Rozerem.
"We seem to have a different mind-set when it comes to sleep medications," a physician with the
Tales of sleep-bingeing and other strange nocturnal behavior led the FDA to ask drug makers to put new warnings on Rx insomnia products. Cost pressures too may be eating into brand-drug sales, now that generic Ambien is available. Reuters is reporting that Sepracor raised the price of Lunesta by 9% to help dull the impact of weaker demand.
What to do about Rozerem's sluggish uptake? Analysts say the DTC campaign is not the problem, that it's breaking through with consumers. IAG Research found that Rozerem's latest creative effort—featuring Abe Lincoln, a talking beaver and a deep-sea diver sitting at a bus stop—claimed the No. 4 spot on the list of the top five most-recalled new Rx drug ads. Which leads to speculation as to whether personal promotion is pulling its weight. "The obstacle may be at the doctor's office."


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A few weeks ago, in an interview for the release of his latest album, You Want It Darker, he said , "I am ready to die. I hope it's not too uncomfortable. That's about it for me."
But I don't want it darker, it is dark enough, and that's no way to say goodbye . . .
Most of us first heard about this songwriter-poet from Canada, Leonard Cohen, from Judy Collins. She had hit with his song Suzanne, originally a poem, Suzanne Takes You Down, from his collection Parasites of Heaven.
My parents gave me his Selected Poems 1956-1968 for my 17th birthday. That was cool. They could have given me a book by someone lame, like Rod McKuen. I've had that book 47 years. It's been to New Orleans a couple of times, Nebraska, California, and it's still in good condition.
Born Jewish, you know in the late 70s he began an involvement with Buddhism. He became an ordained Zen priest in 1998 and lived at the Mount Baldy Zen Monastery for some years.
I loved that voice. Deep, dark, haunting. Instantly recognizable. Beautiful and disturbing.
I'm glad he passed through this way and touched our perfect bodies with his mind.
Here is a poem from Selected Poems, and after that, a video of Tower of Song. The poem was published in 1966 and the song written in the 80s.
I've Seen Some Lonely History
I've seen some lonely history
The heart cannot ignore
I've scratched some empty blackboards
They have no teachers for
I trailed my meager demons
From Jerusalem to Rome
I had an invitation
But the host was not at home
There were contagious armies
That spread their uniform
To all parts of my body
Except where I was warm
And so I wore a helmet
With a secret neon sign
That lit up all the boundaries
So I could toe the line
My boots got very tired
Like a sentry's never should
I was walking on a tightrope
That was buried in the mud
Standing at the drugstore
It was very hard to learn
Though my name was everywhere
I had to wait my turn
I'm standing here before you
I don't know what I bring
If you can hear the music
why don't you help me sing?


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Well, hello there. It's been a while. I'm quite busy at the moment. I'm studying again and trying to get by on a minimal income, it's a challenge, but also kind of interesting.
Anyway, thought I could pop in and show you my entry. I never posted anything on my finished closet!
Basically, I turned half of the room into a closet with track shelving running all the way up to the ceiling. One wall is shelves and then the other has two hanging racks. I've never had this much closet space!
Additional storage under the shelves where I also keep my laundry basket.
The closet has curtain doors that I will have to replace. The fabric is from IKEA, and I'm sorry, but IKEA's fabric is shit. First of all the thread count is like 2 and it feels really rough. Second, it shrinks when you wash it. A LOT. It also loses its color easily. The only good thing is that it is fairly cheap (but when you you think about it, actually too expensive for the quality). The curtains I made for my closet used to be down to the floor.
The rest of the apartment is coming along nicely. I even put up some shelves on the walls last week.
The art deco chair I bought is almost done. The white cotton fabric I'm currently trying to fit around the seat will be a protective layer under the outer fabric.
I bought another Billy bookcase. I would rather have one big sturdy bookcase, though. The Billy's are a bit too flimsy to hold my heavy art/history/design books. This is about as much I can put in my bookcases without them collapsing :/
During my two months away from the blog I've actually made a lot of new stuff for my closet. This is a blouse I'm working on. I based it off of the dress Kirsten Dunst wears in Bachelorette. The fabric is from an old dress.


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BABY FACE: Did Henry really just turn 24?
Super Junior-M member and solo artist Henry Lau holds many titles from composer, popper, and violinist to rapper. Last week, Henry's title was simply the "birthday boy!". Henry is now 24 years old and doesn't even look a day over 19…really. Check out some of these 13 super cute photos of Henry, and you too will have a hard time believing he's 24!
13. The Tambourine Man
12. Someone looks like a deer in headlights ^_^
11. Pucker Up!
10. I wonder where he is, hmm.
9. Cheese!
8. I loved the whole doodles and drawing all over the body thing. Hyuna also did a bit of that for her Ice Cream mv.
7. Only certain people can wear white skinny jeans, and Henry's one of those people.
6. Henry invites you to the world of Aegyo.
5. Henry, where did your neck go?!
4. This is the classic face every guy gives when a girl has just confused them to the point of speechlessness.
3. Good hair, good jawline, good guy liner. Henry looks luxurious.
2. "Hi, I'm still in High School...if you want me to be."
1. Proof everyone takes lazy selcas when they're bored.
Happy Birthday Henry!
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New Brunswick Collections Group Meeting Minutes
Friday, April 11, 2003
Pane Room, Alexander Library, 11:30 a.m.
Present: Ellen Calhoun, Kayo Denda, Howard Dess (Convener), Mary Fetzer, Judy Gardner(Guest), Rebecca Gardner, Tom Glynn, Brian Hancock, Sara Harrington, Helen Hoffman, Triveni Kuchi, Patricia Libutti, Mei ling Lo, Jackie Mardikian, Kevin Mulcahy, Laura Mullen(Recorder), Jim Niessen, Hector R. Perez-Gilbe, Pat Piermatti, Jane Sloan, Karen Wenk, Myoung C. Wilson, Connie Wu.
Approval of Agenda: Agenda was approved.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the previous meeting were
Spending is going well and we are "on target." Free
balances are where they should be. HD asks that selectors check
their non-state fund balances and make sure those funds are
Subgroup Chair reports: KM-Confirming the acquisition of Evans' "American Bibliography" online. This collection is "Series 1" of the early American imprints and covers 1639-1820. This is a very positive acquisition for historians, etc. TL would like to know if there are any early education materials included and KM thinks there may be some primers.
MF: Reminder to social science selectors to send in any refinements to HP-G's LC class analysis so that we may make use of this valuable information. Humanists also should send any refinements to KM.
JM: The science endowment funds are now depleted.
HD: no specific news on budget cuts as of yet. There will be cuts to collections, but we don't have firm figures yet. It is wise to be thinking about it and planning for it. At focus groups this week at LSM, faculty expressed concern over cuts to collections.
HD is carrying out a series of searches that will provide detailed
information about journal usage patterns by Rutgers researchers.
This will include all journal titles that faculty published
in and what publications were cited over a period of years.
This will be a file that can be manipulated in Excel and data
will be very useful in assessing journal collections.
Discussion of usage data of electronic journals and indexes: MCW-Systems can give number of "clicks" to any product. HD will post Science Direct usage data. Concern expressed that publishers and vendors are not neutral and may skew the data. The Elsevier contract is being carefully looked at and we have a one-year contract at this point.
PL: Use caution as data of some usage studies may not be a measure of "meaningfulness."
HH: Would like to get lists of journals attached to fund codes printed. We can go to Gracemary for lists of journals coded to different subject areas.
Selector List- HP-G: Still working on list of LC classes and is contacting selectors individually as questions come up. He will bring a list to the next meeting and we will discuss the gaps and who will be responsible for those areas.
Miscellaneous Reports and Announcements-all:
LBM: We are getting "PsycARTICLES" and trial will be up soon. Coverage will be 50 APA journals and a few others. We will get coverage of 18 new journals that we don't currently subscribe to.
TK: Has developed a collection development policy for sociology with input from Camden and Newark. The Sociology Research guide is almost complete.


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DAILY NEWS: AFI Winners and a Letter to the Editor
by Eugene Hernandez and Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
>> AFI FEST 2001 Closes in LA Awarding Big Prizes
(indieWIRE/11.16.01) — Christian Gaines, Director for AFI FEST 2001
announced the honorees for the eleven day festival which closed Sunday.
Prizes totaling over $30,000 were awarded with Swedish director, Geir Hansteen
taking the Feature Jury Prize for "The New Country." The film is described
in a press release as a road movie about two refugees denied a residence
permit in Sweden. "Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story" by Vincent
Fremont and Shelly Dunn Fremona, about the former Andy Warhol superstar, was awarded the Documentary Jury Prize. American director, Daniel Loflin's "Delusions in Modern Primitivism" received the Short Jury Prize while the
Audience Award for Documentary went to Stacy Peralta's look at skateboarding
phenomenon, "Dogtown and Z-Boys." Danis Tanovic's Bosnian war story, "No Man's Land" was awarded the Audience Award for Feature Film.
AFI FEST prides itself on its huge array of international offerings, presenting
films from around the world through its special sections including the Latin
Cinema Series, Asian New Classics, European Showcase, and American Directions
sidebars. This year, the event opened with Oscar-winner, Jan Sverak's "Dark Blue World" and closed with Marc Forster's "Monster's Ball" starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry and Heath Ledger. Other film highlights included Faye Dunaway's directorial debut, "The Yellow Bird" and a filmmaker tribute to Ang Lee featuring six of the celebrated director's films. [Brian Brooks]
>> LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Miramax Independent? With a Response from indieWIRE
IN RESPONSE TO: Soderbergh Shooting "Full Frontal" for 2002 Release
Dear indieWIRE:
Let's see. It's a Thursday morning, mid-November — in fact exactly the
fifteenth. I'm depressed. I could use some good news. I know — I'll read
indieWire for some uplifting news about the independents. Independents?
You know, those folks who, like myself, struggle to get merely an email
answered regarding our projects.
Let's see — oh, yeah — an article in first position about Soderbergh. Is
he still struggling? He is sure working. Look at that — David Duchovny,
Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt and, oh,
Julia Roberts again. Boy, would it be fabulous or what if one of these
actors would answer an email from me. Oh, well.
And look at this — Warner Bros. and Miramax distributing his pictures.
Good for him. Does indieWire still consider Miramax an independent? I
wonder why I can't get anyone from either of these outfits to answer an
email from me? Oh, well.
Boy, there sure is big stuff happening in the independents. I'm an
independent but I haven't got stuff this big happening in my world. Maybe
this Soderbergh article isn't about independents. Couldn't be. indieWire
publishes news about independents, little guys like me. Therefore, this
article about Soderbergh's two pictures must be about independents. Oh, no.
That means my emails aren't good enough to be answered even in the
independents. Oh, well.
Let's see. What other uplifting news is there in today's indieWire?
[This letter was sent to indieWIRE by Tony Milch]
Dear Tony,
Thanks for your note.
The question that you raise about the definition of "independent" is one
that we have been discussing and debating here at indieWIRE since before our
launch back in July of 1996. And when it comes to studios like Miramax, the
issue gets even muddier.
I am not going to sit here and try to convince you that Miramax Films is an
indie company; they aren't. The bigger point is that over the past 10 plus
years, the term independent has been totally obliterated as it relates to
We try to be very sensitive to how we define movies and companies,
especially when we brand them indie, specialty, or independent. In the case
of Miramax, I can assure you that we are cautious about which of their
movies and announcements we cover. We tend to stay away from larger budget
Miramax movies or pictures from the Dimension label. However, we often
embrace their acquired films ("Amelie" or "In the Bedroom" to name two
current examples).
In the case of Soderbergh, he falls into the small category of filmmakers
(the Coen Brothers or David Lynch to name recent examples) that we tend
to include in indieWIRE because of their roots in the independent community.
We may not write about every movie they make, but we will always track their
In the case of Soderbergh, I can tell you that a number of us here at
indieWIRE consider him one of the more exciting established directors
working today. His new movie is especially interesting given its link to his
earlier work ("sex, lies, and videotape" and "Schizopolis") and because of
its smaller budget and short production schedule.
As a warning, you may continue to see coverage about higher profile movies
in the future (maybe we'll do something on "The Royal Tenenbaums"), but we
will always devote significant space to films by emerging filmmakers and
from companies outside the Hollywood entertainment system, not to mention
festivals large and small from around the world.
Thanks again for your comments, I hope that you will keep reading and
Eugene Hernandez
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