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The Institutional Left is kicking itself.
The far leftwing hate machine is now targeting the businesses—hotels—of openly gay businessmen who support gay marriage for disagreeing with someone who openly disagreed with them on the issue of… wait for it… gay marriage. In other words, they're accidentally fighting against gay marriage now.
"The two gay hoteliers whose duplex on Central Park was the site of a small dinner this week with Senator Ted Cruz are facing boycott threats to their properties," the New York Times' Maggie Haberman wrote on Friday morning.
Here's how absurd this is: The Big Gay Hate Machine that forced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to cave on religious liberty is now targeting businesses with owners that not only support gay marriage, but do so in an open way with hotels that cater to the gay community. They're shooting at themselves—and proving themselves to be intolerant while doing so.
The backstory here is that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), an unashamed conservative who is very open and public about his support for traditional marriage and opposition to gay marriage, met this week in New York with, among others, two openly gay hoteliers.
Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass hosted Cruz for a discussion on foreign policy in their apartment. Haberman described the two men as "longtime business partners who were once a couple and who have been pioneers in the gay hospitality industry."
They agree with Cruz on America's need to stand with Israel. But they disagree with Cruz on gay marriage. Most of the conversation was about Cruz's and their support for Israel. But, as one could easily expect, the elephant in the room did come up in the discussion at the dinner and of course leaked out to the New York Times reporter, Haberman.
Haberman's first story was headlined: "Ted Cruz Is Guest Of Two Gay Businessmen," showing the Times' bias with the overt implication that somehow a conservative meeting with a gay person was extraordinary. Meeting two gay people is, in the world of the Times, more outlandish for conservatives—so much so that it's headline-worthy.
In the piece, Haberman argues that Cruz "struck quite a different tone" than his outspoken opposition to gay marriage during the dinner with Reisner and Weiderpass.
"During the gathering, according to two people present, Mr. Cruz said he would not love his daughters any differently if one of them was gay," Haberman wrote. "He did not mention his opposition to same-sex marriage, saying only that marriage is an issue that should be left to the states."
Cruz, in an interview with Breitbart News, said that's not what happened—and Haberman got her details wrong.
"I was asked my views on gay marriage and I said the exact same thing I say every other time, which is I stated unambiguously and directly that I oppose gay marriage and that the Constitution leaves the decision of marriage up to the states—so neither the federal government nor unelected federal judges should be striking down traditional marriage laws developed by state legislatures," Cruz told Breitbart News.
There is one detail from the dinner that the Times and Cruz agree on.
Haberman quoted Reisner as saying: "Ted Cruz said, 'If one of my daughters was gay, I would love them just as much.'"
Cruz told Breitbart News that did happen. "One individual at the event asked my wife and me a question about what we would do if we found out one of our little girls was gay," Cruz said. "Our response without hesitation was we would love her with all our hearts and that our love for our daughters is unconditional."
Since the New York Times only prints "all the news that's fit to print," Cruz wonders why the left wing Gray Lady would consider that detail newsworthy—again, wondering why the Times finds what should be normal and mundane details about conservatives to be somehow extraordinary and newsworthy. "The Times found that apparently quite newsworthy, that conservatives love their children no matter what," he told Breitbart News.
Nonetheless, the end result was clear from the whole bizarre story in the Times: Cruz met with two openly gay businessmen, they agreed with him on foreign policy, he disagreed with them on gay marriage. Storyline over, right? Nope.
Haberman's piece on the dinner ran on Thursday. Fast forward to Friday morning. Cruz's interview with Breitbart News happened late Friday morning around the same Haberman was reporting on this follow-up piece—about how the leftwing hate machine was kicking into full drive again, this time to target the hotels owned by Reisner and Weiderpass.
Haberman's Friday headline? "Ted Cruz Event in New York Prompts Boycott Threats."
Haberman wrote that "after" her first story—essentially meaning because of it—"a Facebook page was established calling for a boycott of Out NYC, the hotel catering to gay patrons that the two created, as well as a property Mr. Reisner recently bought on the Fire Island Pines."
The Facebook page targeting the gay business owners—who support gay marriage and have a hotel that openly caters to gay people who support gay marriage—went viral almost immediately. Haberman's piece noted it had 2,700 likes off the bat. It's now up to close to 5,000.
"The man in the picture next to Ted Cruz, one of the most vociferous anti-gay politicians in contemporary U.S. history, is Mati Weiderpass, the co-owner, along with Ian Reisner, of ~75% of Fire Island Pines' commercial district as well as the XL nightclub (aka BPM) and The Out NYC Hotel in Manhattan," the boycotters wrote after posting a photograph of Weiderpass and Cruz. "Weiderpass, an out gay man, held an 'intimate reception' this week for Senator Cruz. The question, among so many others, is, WHY???!!!"
The Facebook page has been a media sensation all day Friday, promoted by media outlets ranging from the Times to the Washington Blade to Mediaite to the Huffington Post and more. Even though they're now targeting people who believe in gay marriage for trying to convince people who don't that they're right and traditional marriage is wrong.
"Our records make it clear that we support gay marriage 100%," Weiderpass said in a statement afterwards.
I have been a major supporter of gay causes and gay charities for two decades. People on both sides of the aisle need to be able to communicate with one another even when they ideologically disagree. As a Captain in the Army, I worked tirelessly for the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' While serving on the Board of Directors for the Service members Legal Defense Network, I needed to reach across the aisle to make that happen.
The fact that Senator Cruz came to a gay household was a surprise and a step in the right direction towards him having a better understanding of why he should rethink his stance on the gay marriage. We spent most of the time talking about national security issues and in particular the challenges regarding the defense of Israel to ISIS and Iran — these are the only issues where we found common ground. However, I did not shy away from engaging the Senator about social issues, in particular gay marriage.


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March 27, 2015 - For immediate releaseJEFFERSON CITY - Missourians from every corner of the state are asked to do spring cleaning outdoors and help fight litter through the state's annual No MOre Trash! Bash throughout the month of April. The Trash Bash is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) as part of their ongoing No MOre Trash! statewide anti-litter campaign.
The annual Trash Bash encourages people to clean up litter across Missouri from roadsides, parks, neighborhoods, rivers, streams, trails and other places. Trash Bash activities in April also include educational efforts in schools, community events and Earth Day celebrations.
Each year, MoDOT alone spends about $6 million to remove litter from more than 385,000 acres of roadsides along 34,000 state highway miles. Annual volunteer efforts to pick up litter along Missouri highways are valued at $1 million.
Last year, more than 1,200 groups involving 14,000 volunteers participate in the Bash. Additionally, 157 educational events were held to emphasize the importance of not littering. Some participate through Adopt-A-Highway and Stream Team litter cleanup events. Missouri Stream Team Program volunteers removed 688 tons of litter from waterways and dedicated over $3.4 million dollars' worth of volunteer time to litter removal statewide.
"Litter is a big problem because it's unattractive, costly, and harmful to the environment," said Stacy Armstrong, MoDOT No MOre Trash! coordinator. "If more people would keep their trash and properly dispose of it, or, better yet, recycle it, we would reduce the amount of litter we need to pick up in the first place."
Littering isn't just ugly, it also hurts wildlife and Missouri outdoors.
"Birds, fish, turtles and other animals get tangled in litter, such as plastic six-pack holders and fishing line, and it can kill them," said Conservation Department No MOre Trash! Coordinator Joe Jerek. "Litter poisons fish, birds and other wildlife and can cost a litterer up to $1,000 in fines and one year in jail."
Volunteers are needed across the state to participate in litter cleanup activities. Participants can report their cleanup efforts and will receive a thank you No MOre Trash! pin. For more information and to learn how to participate, visit http://www.nomoretrash.org/ or call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636).

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Sørenga Block 6 combines Oslos' most extreme roof scape with a courtyard that seamlessly transforms into a maritime amphitheatre.
The projects along the fjord – Barcode in Bjørvika and the expansion of Tjuvholmen, extended the already existing city structure in Oslo, while Sørenga is representing a radical innovation. With a location at the edge of a prior quay, Sørenga wasn't only separated from other constructions and infrastructure, it was a new settlement which is literally in the fjord, surrounded by water.
In these challenging surroundings, undermined strict regulations, MAD arkitekter were the ones to contribute the realisation of two apartment complexes.
Thank you for the roof
Sørenga Block 6 demonstrates how large architectural variation there may be over seemingly unsolvable requirements and basic principles. Especially the handling of the roof separates the city block from neighbouring constructions and gives the building a unique character.
The roof is not only a beautiful and visual identity marker, it is also the answer to several architectural and urban challenges. Not only did the angled surfaces on the roof secure optimal sunlight to apartments across all floors, it also made it possible to build roof terraces for numerous residents.
It was especially important to make it possible for a huge building to cater the surroundings and the central park in a welcoming way, where the sheer masonry facades is replaced with a sloped, rich and green landscape.
The Fjord as an outdoor space
With a common room for kayaks for all the apartments, it is emphasized that these residential buildings have qualities far beyond a standard partial ocean view.
Norwegians no longer spend their spare time in front of the TV or between the trees in Nordmarka. Sørenga is the perfect combination of urban qualities and natural scenic surroundings, where all the outdoor spaces have properties inviting to social arenas where people live their lives.
Open and identity builder
Architecturally, this block has generous openings and easy passages. In this way the courtyard become a sheltered zone for the residents simultaneously as the urban context and the maritime surroundings are completely integrated into the project.
The block has different materials on the facades to emphasize the outside as an affiliation to the city and to separate it from the residents' own outdoor spaces. Inside, the facades are coated with white panels with motives from an old seachart from Sørenga, while the exterior is a common Sørenga-brick that gives the whole area a unique character.
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Thailand has deservedly become Asia's premier cruising and boating destination. Residents of South East Asia already take advantage of this magical marine world, as do cruising yachts on their way between the two hemispheres. If you base your own boat in Thailand, you may find you never need finish exploring within the Kingdom's borders, but should you want to look further, there is no better base from which to explore the whole region.
The world-famous 'Pearl of the Andaman' - Phuket - to the mysterious limestone karsts, mangrove swamps, creeks, islets and perfect beaches of Phang-nga Bay, Krabi, Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta. The almost unknown and unspoiled islands off Thailand's west coast, heading towards the Myanmar border, to the extraordinary Similan Islands northwest of Phuket and south to the Malaysian border.
Thailand has 1,000 miles of coastline bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, literally thousands of islands, countless beaches with crystal waters and superb coral reefs, hidden creeks and headlands meeting the sea, mystical sea mountains. All these combine with a tropical climate to create the world's most stunning cruising waters.
Between November and April, the winds can be quite strong in the early mornings tailing off in the afternoons. Later in the season, the winds become lighter. Thailand is unique as a sailing holiday destination. There is no off-season. Indeed, the May-October 'Green Season' offers near-perfect conditions for keen sailors with reliable winds averaging 12 - but rarely exceeding 25 - knots, bright sunshine interspersed with showers, and generally cooler temperatures.
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Recently we can't go anywhere without my kids scanning the area for rocks. Yup rocks. Recently this new game has popped up in our town. Kids and Adults are taking regular ol' rocks and painting them with really fun designs. And then they take these cool rocks and leave them in random places around town. Then they add some hints as to where they have hidden these cool rocks. Other kids can then head out to find the rocks.
My kids loved this idea and were super stoked to find some rocks at a park while walking the dog.
They were inspired to paint their own rocks. They spent a fun and more importantly quiet afternoon painting rocks.
Then on our next trip to the grocery store and the library the girls left their rocks behind.
I added some hints on the local Facebook page and a little while later someone posted a picture of themselves with my girls rocks! They were so excited.
This is such a simple little local project, but it has been such a fun one that has got us out of the house more, let my kids be creative and let us communicate with members of our community.
This is such an easy project to start in your community!


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A violent protest erupted at UC Berkeley over the weekend, resulting in many innocent President Donald Trump supporters getting violently attacked.
Demonstrators are punching each other and even using skateboards and helmets as weapons in #Berkeley. https://t.co/PAK3WUbllH pic.twitter.com/7G8hLtsA4I
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) April 15, 2017
Liberals were protesting Trump and his policies. Trump supporters showed up to the event to show support for the president.
In one instance, the violent ANTIFA terrorists attacked a Trump supporter, knocking him out.
Below is a video of the attack:
Clearly, liberals are interested in peaceful protests. They always act like they are peacefully protesting major issues, but videos like this easily expose those lies.
The man was voicing his support for Trump when members of the ANTIFA group attacked him and knocked him out. These same ANTIFA thugs call for free speech, but attack an innocent man who is also expressing his right to free speech.
Remember, free speech is a right that is provided to all American citizens, on both sides of the political spectrum. If you are going to protest for free speech, you better allow your opponents the right to speak as well, because knocking someone out for using free speech is fascist and resembles the type of things that ANTIFA is supposed to be fighting.


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Nkhoma, Ella, Epidemiology of Cholera in Malawi, 2002-2003. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), August 2004, 33pp., 4 tables, 3 figures, bibliography, 24 titles. The objective of the present study was to characterize epidemic cholera in Malawi from 2002-2003. National and district-level surveillance records were used for the analyses in this study. The study employed Poisson regression, log-linear analysis, epidemic curve analysis, curve-fitting procedures and epidemic model simulations. District-level determinants of cholera mortality included various sociodemographic indicators. Significant two-way interactions were observed for age and district, with the oldest age group (65+) experiencing the highest risk of symptomatic cholera and residents of Nkhatabay districts also experiencing the most increased risk. Temporal analysis revealed the existence of secondary outbreaks and demonstrated the contribution of preexisting immunity to epidemic dynamics.
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Office applications used to deal with menu bars and toolbars separately. Recently, though, Microsoft has combined menu bars and toolbars, and the way you work with them, into the single concept of command bars.
Outlook is similar to other Office applications. Each Information viewer and form has a menu bar at the top and, under that, one or more toolbars.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 76494
"GMT" should be "UTC" in documentation
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#: ../util/editQueue.py:65
#, python-format
msgid ""
"HH:MM:SS or '%s'.\n"
"Use GMT."
The name "GMT" has been deprecated in favor of the name "UTC" (Universal
coordinated time)(*). Thus, this string should most likely say "Use CET."
(*) http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/utc.html : "Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC) is the international time standard. It is the current term for what
was commonly referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT)".
The documentation for CUPS says GMT, so printconf does as well.
And I'm sure you don't mean 'use CET'. ;-)
No, you're right, I meant "Use UTC".
I'll file a CUPS bug upstream as well, but I think this could be fixed
independantly in printconf.
'GMT' is still a valid string---it'll be my time zone soon.
But UTC is clearer, I agree.
redhat-config-printer won't change until the CUPS documentation changes;
changing component.
Patch for sam.html has been applied upstream and will be in 1.1.17.
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As you all know, with the addition of child number 3 in our family, it has been a little difficult to spend a whole lot of time stamping. But I don't want my blog to just be where I put information about SU! promotions and my classes either. I want it to be a resource full of stamping ideas for all of you. So since I've been so busy keeping up with my kids I thought I would CASE some cards from someone else, my Mom, Lyn! Many of you know that she is a huge stamping addict and spends many hours relaxing while making cards and other projects. She is also very creative and I am so excited to share these two cards with you.
Recipe: DSP--Spring Fling; CS--So Saffron, Whisper White & Certainly Celery; Stamps--Blooming With Love; Ribbon--Non-SU!; Ink--Basic Black & (Unsure of coloring method).
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One of the oldest and best preserved traditional merchant houses in Japan is the Kikuya residence, in the Hagi castle town.
Because it was the most important residence of its type, during the Tokugawa shogunate was used for accommodation by the government's inspectors, so it was preserved as it was at the beginning of the Edo period, 350 years ago. Besides the main house, the Kikuya residence also includes several annex buildings, and it was declared an Important Cultural Properties.
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The ogres live where they always have, the low hills and mountains in the north central region of Drentae. Still here centuries after the fall of the Goblin Empire, they remain powerful, though their numbers are smaller and their lands have been poached on all sides. They have managed to live near but avoid their human neighbors, but the truce is not without raids on both sides of the imaginary borders.
With the recent rediscovery of Ballogfar, capital of the Goblin Empire, long lost secrets of the ogre necromancers have been coming back to light. With this enhanced magical knowledge and renewed sense of pride in their race, the ogres are set to become a regional power again. That will clearly spell disaster for many of the surrounding communities.


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Electrician Schools in the San Bernardino Area
There are a few schools with electrician training available in the San Bernardino area. Two of the colleges discussed in this article are within a 10-minute drive of downtown, while the other institution is almost an hour away. Read about the coursework and learning opportunities available at these schools, and then look over a table of stats to find out additional details on the colleges.
- At just three miles away, the closest school to downtown San Bernardino is San Bernardino Valley College. This school, which offers a general electrician certificate program, also happens to offer the lowest tuition rate out of the three schools profiled.
- Irvine Valley College provides an array of learning and academic development resources for aspiring electricians. Students can complete a certification program in the field at its campus located roughly 52 miles form central San Bernardino.
- Palomar College offers an apprenticeship program for electricians at its Riverside/San Bernardino Training Center. This campus is situated around four miles from the downtown area.
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Comparison of Schools
Find out what to expect from the profiled colleges in terms of costs, school setting, the number of students on campus and more in the table below. It has several facts and statistics to further assist you in your research on electrician school options in the area.
|San Bernardino Valley College
|Irvine Valley College
|Palomar College
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|Total Enrollment (2014)
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|$1,238 in-state*
|$1,326 in-state; $6,814 out-of-state*
|$1,338 in-state; $7,078 out-of-state*
|% of First-Year Students Receiving Any Form of Financial Aid (2013-2014)
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|Retention Rate (2014)
|66% of full-time students*
|79% of full-time students*
|71% of full-time students*
|Graduation Rate (students who began in 2011)
Source: *National Center for Education Statistics.
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino Valley College offers a general electrician certificate program that requires the completion of 46 credits.
General Electrician Certificate
This electrician certificate program prepares students to sit for the California State General Electrician Certification exam. The courses in the program also meet the recertification requirements that must be met every three years for electricians to remain certified. Students take courses in industrial electricity, solid state circuit analysis, semiconductors and digital logic design. The program also includes some courses that don't directly involve electrical concepts, such as first aid and CPR as well as community relations.
Irvine Valley College
Irvine Valley College's (IVC) electronic technology division focuses on equipping students with the professional skills necessary for repairing technological equipment in fields like medicine, communication, computing, entertainment and automotives.
Electrician Certification Training
This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level careers as electricians and/or further education at the associate's or bachelor's degree levels. Courses are particularly suited for transferring to the two California State University campuses that are near IVC. Courses are taught in the evening, and students are allowed to choose between regular and fast-track curricula. Courses cover microprocessors, microcontrollers, electric circuits and residential wiring.
Palomar College
Although the Palomar College main campus is quite a ways from San Bernardino, it has a training center located only a few miles from downtown San Bernardino. This school offers an apprenticeship program for aspiring electricians.
Electrician Apprenticeship Program
This program takes five years to complete, and graduates become Journeyman Electricians. Incoming students must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent award. Students are paid while they learn and can receive scheduled increases as they become competent electricians. Students attend classes for a minimum of six hours each week. Students who complete the program end up with at least 8,000 hours of work experience.


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One of the great strengths of the American economy is its highly trained workers. We may not be cheap, but we certainly are well-educated.
Currently, one-fourth of all adult workers (aged 25 to 64) have a college degree, and about another one-sixth have some college training. If present trends continue, by 1995 half of the adult labor force will have some college education. This hasn`t always been so. As recently as 1970, only 14 percent of adult workers had a college degree and only another 12 percent had one to three years of college experience.
Since 1970 the entire work force has grown 39 percent, but the number of workers with college degrees has increased 144 percent. During the same period, workers without a high school diploma declined 36 percent. With this high growth in degreed workers has come more administrative, managerial and professional workers, most of whom have a desk, a phone and in and out baskets.
If the raw materials of a manufacturing worker are metals and fuels, then the raw materials of a college-trained office worker are information and statistics. For many years, the federal government has taken steps to assure a continuing flow of raw materials to our basic manufacturing industries. Federal agencies stockpile strategic metals, have oil reserves and policies that encourage domestic production.
But because of the swiftness with which American workers have moved from the factory to the office, the strategic importance of information is not yet as evident. Fortunately, there are no significant foreign sources of information. We are in no danger from a data OPEC.
Unfortunately, the largest supplier of statistics is the federal government. The figures quoted above, for example, came frome Bureau of Labor Statistics` Research Summaries described in its Monthly Labor Review.
This rather dry compilation and brief explanation of labor force research conducted by the bureau staff is, in fact, an important production of information that has many purposes. Consider just these three.


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Oregon Coast Magazine
By Oregon Coast MagASIN: B00007DB5RTravel, history, and recreation information on the Oregon coast; This magazine is a great resource for information about the Oregon Coast. There are a ton of photographs in each issue. If you love Coastal living, check this magazine out!
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ASIN: B0000D8CWVCOASTAL LIVING is a national lifestyle magazine edited for those who live or vacation along our nation's coasts. The magazine emphasizes home design and travel, but also covers a wide variety of other lifestyle topics and coastal concerns.
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Few people think the Dodd-Frank Act did much of anything to tame "too big to fail," and who can blame them.
The reform law provided three new tools to discipline the largest financial firms: orderly liquidation authority, living wills and the Office of Financial Research.
So far only the first two legs of that stool have gotten much attention. The third leg, the research office, is wobbly.
In the nine months since Dodd-Frank was enacted, the Obama administration has failed to nominate a director. It's reportedly considering accomplished academics — Andrew Lo at MIT and Bob Shiller at Yale are two under consideration — but for now the research office is being run by the Treasury Department's Office of Domestic Finance.
Adam LaVier is its point man as the Treasury's acting director of the office of research and quantitative studies. LaVier came to the department in May 2009 from the law firm Morrison & Foerster and spent 10 years at Citigroup doing economic and financial market research.
In an interview Wednesday, LaVier said the administration considers the search for its first director to be "a very high priority."
Allan Mendelowitz urged Congress to create the research office, and claims it can save the government from ever facing another decision like the one presented in fall 2008 by Lehman Brothers.
"You no longer will have a situation where the secretary of the Treasury makes monumental decisions about what happens to institutions in the capital markets in total ignorance of the conditions of the markets or what the consequences are going to be," said Mendelowitz, a former director at the Federal Housing Finance Board.
"We are talking about fixing a major hole in understanding what's going on in the markets in a way that will hopefully prevent policymakers from making disastrous decisions like that."
Simply put, the Office of Financial Research is supposed to spot the next crisis before it's too late. It's supposed to figure out what data the government needs to assess financial system risk and then standardize its reporting so information from dozens of firms can be aggregated. It's supposed to analyze the data it collects and send up flares when it sees risks getting out of hand.
"We want regulators, when something does happen, to understand the problem so the remedy they are proposing is a scalpel and not a sledgehammer," LaVier said. "Everybody is better off, and I think that's an important capacity that the OFR brings to the table."
By providing the public with detailed nonconfidential data on financial markets, LaVier said, it should improve market discipline. "We are viewing the OFR as a force multiplier," he said. "The OFR succeeds not simply because regulators get smarter but because market discipline improves."
So far, the office's only public effort is a project to assign an identity to each legal entity within a financial company. This "legal entity identifier" will help the office build a standardized data base that will eventually allow the government to know how parts of companies interact with each other and with counterparties at other companies. Some 30 groups replied to the office's November 2010 proposal, and LaVier said some final decisions should be made this summer.
The research office is to support the 15-member Financial Stability Oversight Council, another Dodd-Frank creation. The council is chaired by the Treasury secretary and includes federal and state regulators from various financial sectors. The research office's director is a presidential appointment, confirmed by the Senate for a six-year term. The director gets a nonvoting seat on the council, and is to testify before Congress annually on the state of the financial system.
For the first two years, the Fed is to finance the research office. After 2012 it will fund itself, through an assessment on large firms. President Obama's budget projects its costs will be $50 million to $60 million by the end of the 2012 fiscal year; it's expected to have a full-time staff of about 230 by then.
The research office holds a key to getting both orderly liquidation authority and living wills right.
In Dodd-Frank, Congress extended the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s power to take over and liquidate banks to any firm deemed to be systemically important, and it told the FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board that they must require all these companies to submit plans detailing how they should be wound down if they get into trouble.
The information generated by the Office of Financial Research will help the FDIC get a better handle on any failing company and, in particular, its connections to other firms. It also will help both the FDIC and the Fed figure out if a living will submitted by a large company makes sense.
As the research office gets organized, the other agencies are forging ahead and asking the big firms to supply more data about their operations. Each of the agencies now has its own unit dedicated to large companies.
Industry sources say the agencies are asking for different information or the same information, formatted differently. It's understandable that the regulators are proceeding, and equally understandable that institutions are frustrated by the duplicative requests.
But this is not what Congress mandated. It wanted a single entity — the Office of Financial Research — to gather and analyze data from all the institutions that pose a threat to financial stability.
"The single best thing to come out of the bill is the OFR," said Eugene A. Ludwig, the CEO of Promontory Financial Group and comptroller of the currency in the Clinton administration. "But it has one nasty flaw: it should not be in Treasury. It should be independent."
The Treasury may indeed be part of the problem, if for no other reason than that its staff is stretched thin and it has a number of more pressing problems, like getting the debt ceiling raised to avoid a government default.
But the big financial firms share some of the blame. Self-preservation dictates opposition to the provisions in Dodd-Frank designed to curb their size or complexity. It's in their interest for investors, counterparties and customers to assume the government will continue to bail out large companies that get into trouble.
"Each institution has an incentive to keep its balance sheet complicated, to not standardize how it reports data, to push against market utilities that could in fact make systemic risk less," said Vince Reinhart, former director of the Fed's division of monetary affairs who is now a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "The OFR could be an important counterpoint to that."
But the industry's biggest players may be making a mistake.
Plenty of politicians, not to mention community banks, continue to bang on the "too big to fail" drum. If another large firm stumbles, the pressure to crack down will intensify and it's an easy bet that Congress will take harsher steps than those in Dodd-Frank.
"One of the biggest risks the industry faces is another crisis," said John Liechty, a statistics professor at Pennsylvania State University who with Mendelowitz was part of the group calling for the research office's creation.
"The political costs will be extremely high."
Big firms could be broken up or face size or growth limits. Special taxes could be imposed on systemically important firms or they could be forced to pay into a fund that would cover the costs of future bailouts. The Volcker Rule could be strengthened and commercial and investment banking could be separated again. Capital requirements could be jacked up even further.
In other words, doesn't it make sense to see if the research office, living wills and beefed-up resolution powers can lead to effective oversight of the largest financial firms? If Dodd-Frank's tools aren't given a chance to work, the industry may find that what comes next is much more disruptive.
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SOURCE: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
July 31, 2015 22:00 ET
NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwired - Jul 31, 2015) - Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until August 31, 2015 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Braskem S.A. (NYSE: BAK) if they purchased the Company's American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") between June 1, 2010 and March 11, 2015, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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If you purchased ADRs of Braskem and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (firstname.lastname@example.com). If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by August 31, 2015.
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Braskem and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On March 11, 2015, a report from a São Paulo newspaper, Folha de S. Paolo, implicated Braskem in the corruption scandal surrounding Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras ("Petrobras"). The article states that Braskem paid at least $5 million annually to Petrobras between 2006 and 2012 to acquire crude derivative contracts like propylene and naphtha at cheaper prices, according to a testimony made by former Petrobras executive Paulo Roberto Costa and self-confessed money launderer Alberto Youssef.
On this news, the price of Braskem's ADRs plummeted by over 20%.
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By Mike Morton, May 24 2015 11:13AM
Chairman's Report.
The Hall is in peak condition and should be able to meet most of the requests for hirings that come our way. The new website, which is visited over a 1,000 times a month, plays a tremendous role advertising the facilities of the Village Hall. We can now be seen as one of the best Halls available near and far. For instance, items like our sound equipment is second to none, our heating management system is state of the art, tea making made safe by providing instant hot water. You asked for it, so welcome to the 21st century, and just to remind you, none of this would have happened without organisations like the Co-op, United Utilities and our user groups who made generous donations to help bring all this into this building.
We state "No Ball Games in the Hall" and vet casual users as best we can to prevent potential damages to the Hall. On the subject of damages, you will notice that the windows either side of the main doors have been given signage, hoping this will prevent people who are momentarily distracted or in a hurry attempting to vacate the premises via the windows instead of the doors.
A big thank you goes out to all the tidy regular users who make it their business to clean up after themselves. A charitable act spoilt by others who just walk away.
Thanks to the servicing contractors who at the drop of a hat have attended the Hall for repairs and modifications over the past year.
Thanks to Liz Harby for keeping the Hall in a pristine condition, and for being available to users who need extra help leaving the Hall as they found it.
Over the past year we have reduced some of the work load taken on by committee members, and I would like to remind you all, that we run this Hall voluntarily for the Village, and that includes the help we get from Barbara and Norman Blyth and David Armstrong.
I must also say thank you to:
1. Joy Armstrong who can find time around midnight to produce the minutes
2. Margaret Mc Dermott once again for her kitchen duties.
3. Dorothy Graham for producing the very profitable Table Top events.
4. Mike Street for his unseen work keeping the building in good order.
5. Les Birks for keeping the Hall in profit as Treasurer.
6. Linda Morton for all the overtime spent booking everyone in, taking and banking all the money, keeping records, finding new ideas for fund raising and generally keeping everyone happy including a very grumpy Chairman.


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A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed six and wounded 20 others, with the death toll likely to rise.
The bomb went off on the busy Maka al Mukaram road on Sunday, police said, while a witness said the blast was followed by big clouds of smoke visible in sky.
"So far we know six civilians died and 20 others were injured. They were mostly pedestrians while others were shopping," the police officer said.
"Death toll may rise. Most of the injured ones are very serious," said Major Mohamed Hussein, a police officer.
Earlier, a Reuters reporter at the scene of the blast had counted four bodies lying on the ground. Photographs showed three destroyed cars on the road, with two still burning.
It was not clear who was responsible for the blast.


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- Toilets – You may find your guest bath toilet showing signs of "lazy flush." The condition when new solid waste is introduced, alerting you to an existing obstruction. In order to best repair the issue, you must deduce whether the obstruction is located in the toilet or is a drain/venting issue. Try the toilet paper test: tear some toilet paper off the roll, drop it into the toilet and flush if the paper doesn't easily disappear in the first flush, the obstruction is likely located in the toilet. Replacing the toilet is the fastest way to address the problem whereas snaking the toilet is the slower option requiring skill and patience to complete properly.
- Faucet Pressure – If the end of your faucet unscrews, remove it and change out anything visibly rusty. The washer right inside is usually the first to rust, impeding the flow of water. Aerators assist faucet flow, but when your aerated faucet produces only a trickle, consider changing the entire faucet.
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The milk for our Gouda cheese is brought from the farms in North of Holland. The farms in this area have one of the best pastures of Holland: excellent green grass for our cows. In the summer, our cows graze outside as much as possible. The cows are allowed to enjoy the fresh air and healthy grass from spring till late into autumn. They graze a minimum of 120 days for approximately 6 hours each day. Because of the high vitamin concentration in the grass, the milk tends to be creamier than in other areas of Holland. This makes our cheeses unique.
In order for us to have the best quality and most delicious milk possible, the cows need the right feed and care.
Grass is the cow's favourite feed and important for obtaining milk. A cow eats approximately 60 kg grass in one day. Besides eating grass, cows also eat corn, pulp and beer brush. To complement and strength its health, soy, grains and citrus fruits are also added. The Dutch clay soil results in healthy grass with high nutritional value. As a result of all this, our cows give the most delicious and creamy milk we could hope for. This makes our cheese even better.
Taking good care for our cows is also of vital importance. Not just because we love our cows, believe in good animal management and treatment, but also in order to get the best results from our most important resource. Our farmers are committed and motivated to take excellent care of our cows. Every farmer knows the steps to quality care of the cows and their environment. They have been trained and have acquired the skills needed to produce 'honest' milk. And who can complain? Healthy cows also give better quality milk. It is a win-win situation for land, cow and people, including you as our esteemed customer.


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Managing the Soil to Reduce Insect Pests
Proponents of organic farming have long promoted the view that the likelihood of pest outbreaks is reduced with organic farming practices, including establishment and maintenance of "healthy" soil . Recent studies have shown that plant resistance to insect and disease pests is linked to optimal physical, chemical, and—perhaps most importantly—biological properties of soil. Other researchers have reported evidence of various types of signaling between soil and plants mediated by soil organic matter that could be enhanced by management.
In organic farming, enhancement of soil fertility is accomplished through rotations, cover cropping, and the application of plant and animal materials. This article addresses some of the main elements of soil management that can help to reduce insect pest problems, including soil and fertility management, use of mulches, and sanitation.
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This is the first guide to the bryophytes of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula. The first volume focuses on hornworts and liverworts. For each family Flore des Bryophytes du Québec-Labrador, Volume 1 presents a description, determination key, distribution map, colour photos of the plants in their natural habitat, and line drawings of the plant and characteristic features, as well as cell structures observable under a microscope.
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If you were watching the first round of the Hero World Challenge on Thursday, you may have seen Zach Johnson rubbing the grass near his ball on the 18th hole. And you probably thought he was breaking one of the Rules of Golf. But you would be mistaken.
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Nice wallie kakitsubata. The colors are very pretty. *Gasp* It's your birthday?! I never knew! Happy b-day then, have a nice day!
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i honestly have no knowledge of maburaho, but i thought she looked pretty nice... so she's featured on my birthday wallie... yup, it's my birthday! ^^ well this was made kinda quickly so there's not a lot of pro/technical stuff in there...
i know it's kinda too contrasted/busy... anybody have any suggestions as to how i can improve it by not just changing the brightnes/contrast controls? i always appreciate comments...
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AznDragon Apr 24, 2005
Happy Bday! Great wallie :P I love the colors! What chu gonna do next? Oh and needs cake
MS0B9 Apr 24, 2005
*gasp* It's SO pertty!!!! Very nice job! Adding to favs!!
tenchigirl15 Apr 24, 2005
wow!! nice blending effect ;) great job!! *claps* and also happy b-day!! :D
Wulf Apr 24, 2005
Happy Birthday!!!! Great wall, the colours and the scan blend together really nicely and give it quite a fiery look.
Fieryhost Apr 24, 2005
Happy Birthday!!! Nice wall... The colours are good and the girl is pretty... Nice work!!!
Sandra Apr 24, 2005
This is awesome ! I don't understand why it gots only 5 favs ! It's amazing work ! And bg and girl ! I like maburaho and this wall is just delicious for me :D
Siri Apr 25, 2005
another nice wallpaper! i really like the effects
not too sure if i'd use it as a background but over all it still looks great
narutofan92 Apr 25, 2005
oh it's your birthday?! I didn't know of such a thing. ^_^' Well then happy birthday!
And now for the image. It is really a beautiful wall. You took the simple Rin and put her in an amazing wall. I think if you made the title stand out a bit more it'll look cool. But that's minor stuff it's really nice!
gdm Apr 30, 2005
Questo Wallpaper è proprio Bello, sembra un quadro!!
Great Work, Thank for your job!!!
kuroimisa Retired Moderator May 03, 2005
Hey, I like this wallpaper... I like busy wallpapers... I don't really think it's something to be too concerned about.... if you want to lower the contrast... I guess you can add a layer on top with just a washed over colour to wash the whole picture over... or you can fiddle with those funny controls ... I like Mode >> and you change the colour.... there's like saturate and desaturate and all those weird thingys.... adding another layer on top and changing the properties might help... but these are not needed... what am I saying -_-' This is fine as it is :) (5000 thumbs up)
Gansolo May 10, 2005
Nice wall!!!!
Good work
Really,I like this wallpaper.
Thanks for it.
WWLAOS May 29, 2005
Wow, that's beautiful! I love all the colors, they really look nice. The texture to this is awesome...it looks like it's been painted! Her clothes look realistic, and the sword is awesome. I like the script, err...font you used for the title, but it might be a little too small...and a little too close to her. Oh, and great job with the hair, it looks so pretty.
Her eyes...look so sad. The whole wallpaper has a lot of emotion, actually. You did an amazing job on this!
MWXP May 31, 2005
Beatutiful, I Love Maburaho, i Love This Girl, I love the colors, but.... I Hate Barney hehehehehe, congratulations.
s9031496c Banned Member Aug 13, 2005
Hey ! That wallie certainly is great. Keep up the great work my pal.....^_^
doubles Sep 04, 2005
its rin and like the most this is a sw eet wall u should what the series
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My initial reaction when we entered Under the Tree, a "bookcafe" located at Baden Powell Hotel," was "Hmmm...I didn't know that this exists. Thanks Theresa for the invite." Because I'm an occasional "book-lover", I've quickly developed "love" for the place although I must tell you honestly that I didn't like their hot choco "that much" - perhaps because it's too sweet for my taste buds. Anyway, I'm pretty sure Aaron and Theresa enjoyed their tea and the "books."
Are you one of them? I didn't ask the cashier what's this for but if I'm not mistaken these are for the cafe's members. They've got pictures as well as contact numbers on the board. Some are good-looking.
Books on shelf. You can choose from a variety of books inside the cafe. In this photo: Twilight and Harry Potter books. You must see the place if you haven't read these books yet - but a cup of coffee or tea isn't enough for you to finish reading the entire book. Lol!
That's Aaron and Theresa. If you think they look haggard in this photo, then, you are correct. I myself was also haggard. Imagine these: joined the morning exercise at Burnham Park for an hour, breakfast at Jollibee, waited at PhilHealth for an hour or so for Theresa's prize (she won third prize in the PhilHealth Run 2013 raffle and she got a brand new tablet), walked from Lower Session Road to Baden Powell Inn at Upper Session Road. Who do you think won't be haggard? Hahaha!
Are you tired of the same old coffee shop? Visit Under the Tree BookCafe at #26 Baden Powell Inn, Governor Pack Road here in Baguio City - near Victory Liner station. Like Under the Tree BookCafe on Facebook. Click here.
Guess who? That's me pretending to read a Korean book. How I wish I know "some Korean." Hahaha!
Book hunting! That's my fellow Quality Analyst Aaron looking for some "good books." I mean...good magazines! Hahahaha!
Are you Under the Tree? This is the entrance of Under the Tree BookCafe. Isn't it great? Under the Tree BookCafe is located at #26 Baden Powell Inn, Governor Pack Rd., 2600 Baguio City.
Wifi zone! If you love tweeting or facebooking while drinking your favorite coffee or tea or while reading Homer's books, then, I strongly recommend that you visit Under the Tree. It's perfect for internet junkies!
Are you tired of the same old coffee shop? Visit Under the Tree BookCafe at #26 Baden Powell Inn, Governor Pack Road here in Baguio City - near Victory Liner station. Like Under the Tree BookCafe on Facebook. Click here.


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After hiking Mt. Marathon in Seward, Alaska we visited the town's library and I found 50 hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park by Shane Shepard. This is a great guide, especially as it gave us this gift of a hike.
The hike to Pioneer Ridge is a strenuous full day hike with incredible views of the Knik River and Knik Glacier. If you are ambitious you can continue to the scramble of South Pioneer Peak – 1.5 miles and 1,000 vertical feet further.
Only 45 minutes from Anchorage, this is a must-do hike if you're in the area!
Trip Information
- Round Trip: 9 miles
- Start elevation: 100 feet
- End elevation: 5,300 feet
- Elevation gain: 5,200 feet
- Difficulty: moderate – established trail
Getting there: The trail head is located on Knik River Road. Drive 25 miles north from Anchorage on Glenn Highway. Take the Old Glenn Highway exit – right before the main highway crosses the Knik River. Drive for 9 miles until you reach a fork in the road – stay to the right for Knik River Road. Drive 4 miles and the trail head is on the right side of the road, marked by a large wooden sign (although it's easy to miss!).
The Hike
The hike to Pioneer Ridge begins climbing through a dense forest, in typical Alaskan jungle fashion. As Shepard describes, it "rarely relents from its steady uphill chug." Cow Parsnip and Devil's Club drape over the trail to gift you with a rash (the former) or spikes (the latter). Here are some interesting highlights about each plant!
Used to cure arthritis, mash stalks and leaves and make a poultice, apply to sore area over night. This poultice also could be used for sore backs, sore eyes, saddle sores and other sore areas. When first applied it would burn the skin, but it is said that it killed all kinds of germs and little worms that infect the head. It also can have a strong laxative effect on some people. Apache peoples of Arizona used it treat epilepsy. The roots are brewed to make a tea and it is drunk to cure colds, sore throats, mouth sores, flu, and tuberculosis. The volatile oils in the plant decrease thickness and increase fluidity of the mucus from the lungs and bronchial tubes. It has also been cited as being used as a nerve calmer, a sedative. It also decreases spasms of the smooth muscles or skeletal muscles.
This plant has long been used for medicinal purposes by various indigenous peoples. Several Native American tribes still use devil's club to remedy respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments as well as inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatism and arthritis. The Haida and Tlingit purify themselves in preparation for the hunt by bathing and fasting with nothing more than devil's club tea. The Skagit commonly drink the tea after childbirth for its restorative properties, while a poultice made from the root bark is later employed to cease milk production when the child is ready to be weaned.
After climbing for two miles, the trail emerges from the trees onto grassy slopes. Here you will find the first of three picnic tables that were carried up in pieces by a local high school's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Once you leave treeline there will likely not be any more water sources, so make sure you have enough!
At mile three the trail flattens out a bit as it gains the crest of Pioneer Ridge.
The top of Pioneer Ridge is the saddle – from here you can see Pioneer Peak to the west. Continue on the trail for the [loose and rocky] scramble or turn around here.
After returning to the car with jelly legs, we drove a few miles west back toward Old Glenn Highway and found some free camping in the Knik River Public Use Area. Most websites pointed to the north side of the river for camping, but we found a giant open area south of the river.
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Life in time over grows, the views, I used to see.
and try's to cover, what was relieved, to me, when again that view I see.
Memory's views are tricky things, some are better left UN-seen.
some are far to dear, to never be viewed again, and so we hold them near.
Outer-space Inner-space, we all have a view, & what we see, to us alone seams true.
For fear of reticule, we don't show or share, our views, nor easily except others views as true.
The more I view, the more I see, I still don't get, what I am viewing, as time takes it from me.
The more I share my views, the more clearly focused they become, and they return to me redone.
A Viewers Blessings is on us all bestowed, to view the the procession of the cosmic goal.
And threw attentiveness, to know, the path now covered, and so, the vision behold.
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Before Prop 8, Will & Grace, AIDS, gay pride or Stonewall, The Boys in the Band changed everything. Crayton Robeys Making the Boys explores the enduring legacy of the first ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Beloved by some for breaking new ground and condemned by others for reinforcing gay stereotypes, The Boys in the Band sparked heated controversy that endures to this day.
Featuring interviews with its author Mart Crowley, surviving cast members, and a whos who from stage and screen, this enjoyable documentary captures the behind-the-scenes drama and lasting legacy of this cultural milestone.
With Edward Albee, Mart Crowley, Dominick Dunne, William Friedkin, Carson Kressley, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Robert Wagner and more.
"Captivating and entertaining. Sometimes you dont have to go very far into the past to be amazed at how drastically things have changed. Making the Boys is fascinating recent history and a fascinating personal story as well." - The New York Times
"CRITIC'S PICK! Fascinating!" - The Washington Post
"Absorbing... Vivid!" - Los Angeles Times
"Impressive!" - New York Daily News
"A genuine milestone." - New York Press
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text: I had never heard of "The Everywhereist" until I received the submission to this list in my email inbox. But after flipping through the pages quickly I realized I was missing out. Author Geraldine has a great sense of humour that comes across quite clearly in her writing. The back story on her blog too is quite interesting. Laid off from her job, she decided to travel around the world with her husband who travels for work. As sad as it might sound, we're all pretty glad she got canned, because her writing puts a smile on the face of everyone that reads it.Check it all out here: http://www.everywhereist.com/


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What continues rising in this sector is just the number of farmer suicides, which reached a shameful figure of 15,440 in 2012, close to 50 farmer suicides every single day of the year, as per the National Crime Records Bureau. The government itself admits that since 1995, more than 300,000 farmers have committed suicide.
Leaving aside our pseudo-intellectual ministers, it's more important to understand the real problems of agriculture. At the farm level, the usual suspects are clearly the ones that are addressed the least. The acreage in India has been around 140 million hectares, but with the number of farmers increasing, the divisions in land have resulted in decrease in productivity and diminishing economies of scale, what to say about reduced financing options and killing debt traps. Apart from this, lack of irrigation, warehousing/cold-storage facilities, and an almost non-existent technology support from the government also are critical issues for farmers, pushing them towards destitution.
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Since getting married (and probably well before that!) Brett and I always knew we wanted "at least" three kids. We have always joked "Definitely three, but we'll have to see how the third one is before committing to a fourth." 😉 So when Claire was around 18 months, we started the whole "pre-baby planning schedule" that we did with Leah, 2 years earlier. I started weaning Claire and was officially done nursing by 19 months. I researched and then scheduled an appointment with a new OB (both because I was way overdue for an annual exam and because I didn't yet have an OB here in Asheville) and got a clean bill of health-my uterus was ready for a baby! For those of you who have been reading my blog for quite some time, you may remember that I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20's and was told-by more than one OB/GYN-that getting pregnant may prove difficult. But with Leah it only took 2 months of trying and with Claire we got pregnant right away, so I was feeling pretty confident that this one would just follow suit with the others!
Brett and I started trying to get pregnant in May and I was feeling optimistic that it would happen right away. I was healthy, I felt great, and my cycles had been normal for months. May ended…with a negative pregnancy test. I was obviously disappointed, but was trying not to feel too upset, as we had just started trying. Then came June…with another negative test, and July….negative. By this time I was starting to get a little worried. I know for many, many women, 3 months seems like no time at all, but for me, with my other 2 pregnancies happening so quickly, I felt like something was "off." I scheduled another appointment with my OB to have a more thorough "check," mainly to give me some peace of mind. In the back of my mind I just kept thinking about that PCOS diagnosis and how maybe we just got lucky those first two times!
At my OB appointment I had an ultra sound and it was discovered that I was only "partially ovulating," something that before then I didn't know was possible! Apparently, even though I felt like I was ovulating, and was still getting regular periods, my follicles were not growing to "full maturity" and were much smaller than what was needed to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Thankfully, she told me, it was an "easy fix." A super low dose of Chlomid should be all I needed to kick start my body into "full ovulation."
With renewed optimism, I started my first round of Chlomid that month (thankfully my appointment was at the perfect time to start a round!) and a week later when I came in for an ultra sound, I was told I had a large, healthy follicle all ready and waiting! I went home so excited and sure that it would happen that month, but then, 2 weeks later, came a negative test.
So there we were, now September, when I went back in for round two of Chlomid. After a week on the meds I went in for an ultra sound and saw two healthy follicles, ready to go! My doctor jokingly warned me that if we definitely did not want multiples I should go ahead and skip this cycle. But I knew that there was NO way I was letting a cycle go by without trying! Besides, although going from 2-4 kids would be a lot, Brett and I have always been under the impression that God will give us the child/children we are meant to have so hey, if it ended up being twins we would just be doubly excited! I was mostly feeling optimistic that having two follicles meant doubling my chances of getting pregnant and I was hoping this would be the month!
For anyone who has been pregnant, or has tried to get pregnant, knows, that 2 week wait is the WORST! I had promised myself (and my OB) that I would NOT test early so I was waiting until the day my period was due to take the pregnancy test. By the end of that 2 week wait I had 100% convinced myself that I was not pregnant. I was feeling gross and crampy and exactly how I usually felt right before I got my period.
The morning of "test day" (October 7th!) came and I woke up at 6 am, unable to sleep any longer. I snuck out of bed and immediately went into the bathroom to test. Because this was our 5th month testing, I had bought a bunch of those cheap "dip strip" tests off of Amazon and so, when I saw that it was positive I didn't know whether to believe it or not!! I ran into our room, yelling Brett's name (and basically giving him a heart attack) and crying, not even believing that I was finally seeing a positive test.
obviously I had to take a picture of it right away!!
Since I didn't trust the test (and basically just wanted insurance that it was right!), I immediately got dressed and raced out to CVS to buy another test. It was so funny because when I put the pregnancy test up on the counter (unable to hide my giddy, probably a bit insane, grin), the woman at the register told me that I was the 4th woman to buy a pregnancy test that morning and it wasn't even 8 am!! Must have been a popular baby testing day!!
I rushed back home, chugged a glass of water, took the test and was ecstatic when a big fat positive appeared.
I know so many friends who have chosen to not share the news with their kids (who are old enough to understand) until they are far enough along that they are out of the "risk of miscarry stage" and when it's safe for their kids to be blabbing the news to their teacher at school, but I just couldn't wait to share the news with Leah! She was so, so excited and kept asking about the "baby in my tummy" and whether I thought it was a girl or a boy. Thankfully she is also a quiet, introverted kid, so I knew she wouldn't be blabbing the news at school (and she didn't) although she enjoyed talking about it at home quite a bit!
We already had plans to drop off the girls with my parents that night for a sleepover and so Brett and I could have a date night (My parents live in town, about 15 mins from us, and they watch the girls overnight about once a month so Brett and I can go out on a date night and then sleep in the next morning!) so it was perfect timing to share the news! (Again, I know some people wait to tell even family until after their first appointment, but by this point my family all KNEW we had been trying for months so it felt cruel to lie to them and keep from sharing the news when they had all been praying for us for so long!). I dug up Leah's old "Big Sis" shirt from when we got pregnant with Claire, and stuck it on Claire to wear over to my parents.
As soon as my parents opened the front door I all but yelled "did you see her shirt?!" I just couldn't hold it in any longer!! Obviously they were thrilled and we facetimed with Brett's parents the next day to share the news as well.
For the next few weeks until my first appointment, we were dying to know whether there was one baby in there or two!! I have to say, as much as I would have LOVED twins (seriously, I think that would be so fun) I may have breathed a small sigh of relief when I only saw one baby in that first ultra sound. 😉 I'll stick to having one baby at a time!
So there you have it! The (long!) story of baby number three!! We are so incredibly thankful that we were able to conceive another child and, although I know I felt like the months were endless, I also know that there are women who struggle for years to conceive, so I know how blessed I am to only need 5 months and 2 rounds of Chlomid. And if anything, having a little "struggle" has just renewed my realization that getting pregnant is a miracle. It is such an amazing, wonderful blessing and I will never, ever take it for granted!
As for how this pregnancy has been compared to the others…(without going into too much detail because man oh man I know this post is long enough already) it's been rough. And I don't know if it's all due to this pregnancy or due to the fact that I have two other kids to run after and care for. haha. But I was very VERY exhausted and nauseous the first trimester and, at 18 weeks, I STILL get nauseous almost every single night after dinner (if baby had it his or her way I just wouldn't eat after 5 pm EVER). Thankfully my energy levels are rising again and I have been able to get back to the gym and make it through my day without napping. 😉
I'll do some belly pics and updates soon (maybe 20 weeks?) but we all know that this is baby number three and s(he) will be lucky if I snap a pic of this belly more than 2 times throughout this whole pregnancy!! 🙂


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November 22, 2009 --U.S. Senator Dick Durbin toured the Thomson correctional facility this weekend. The facility, which is about 150 miles west of Chicago, may eventually house Guantanamo Bay detainees. It's remained nearly empty due to state budget issues.
Durbin addressed concerns critics have over detainees being brought to Illinois.
"We safely incarcerate, in Illinois today, 35 convicted terrorists in our prisons already, and it's not changing our state in any way at all," Durbin said.
Those who support moving the detainees to Illinois say it would create thousands of jobs.