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1. UMBIUMBICLUB Program
UMBI UMBI CLUB is TAAG's customer loyalty program, through which members accumulate miles that can be used to redeem several Prizes and benefits.
Any changes made to the brands – TAAG AND UMBI UMBI CLUB – do not affect the contracts made with natural or legal persons.
2. UMBI UMBI CLUB program regulations
The General Terms and Conditions herein defined, are the Basic rules for entering the Umbi Umbi Club program, and are subject to modification. Whenever versions in another language are published or made available, to all effects, and namely for interpretation issues, only the Portuguese version is binding.
TAAG has the right to modify the Terms and Conditions at any time, without prior notice. Any new rules and/or modifications to the General Terms and Conditions of the Umbi Umbi Club program will be binding for all Members, including SILVER and GOLD Members, as soon as these are available on the Internet.
3. UMBI UMBI Club Members
When joining the program, Members enter into a contract with TAAG, which is governed by such General Terms and Conditions, defining the rights and obligations connected to their participation in the program.
TAAG reserves the right to completely or partially change the Umbi Umbi Club program, to terminate it, and/or any other collaboration with partners, under the Umbi Umbi Club program, at any time, without prior notice.
3.2 Joining the Umbi Umbi Club program
Joining the Umbi Umbi Club program can be made by filling-in an application using the paper form or the form made available through the site, or by calling our call centre. This subscription is subject to subsequent approval from TAAG.
Subscribing the Umbi Umbi Club program is available to all natural persons, above twelve years of age. The subscription is also allowed to employees of companies with which TAAG has commercial relations promoted by TAAG's corporate management area, and subject to a written commercial agreement between parties. Multiple participations are not allowed.
Members only have the right to use the advantages of Umbi Umbi Club program after their details have been registered at the program's database.
3.3 Termination of the Umbi Umbi Club program subscription
3.3.1. Participation will be automatically cancelled in case the program subscription is terminated.
TAAG may terminate a Member participation in the
Umbi Umbi Club program
, effective immediately, if the Member in question:
Does not comply with the General Terms and Conditions of Umbi Umbi Club program/or other rules and regulations incorporated in such terms and conditions by reference, as long as such terms, rules and regulations have been dully and timely communicated to the Member;
Tries to obtain benefits and prizes of Umbi Umbi Club program by providing false information or information that is, in any other way, improper or abusive. In such case, the Member is liable for any damage therein, and the benefits and miles thus obtained will be deemed invalid;
Behaves in a disorderly manner on board or on the facilities of any partner airline participating in the Umbi Umbi Club program;
Does not earn miles with the program for 3 consecutive years, in which case there will be no written noticed to the Member.
TAAG offers the Umbi Umbi Club program as a benefit for its most frequent customers and in the scope of a customer loyalty relation. If Members fail to accept the Umbi Umbi Club program rules/or certain prizes or benefits offered by the program, or simply wish to leave the program, these may terminate their participation at any moment, and with no need for prior notice, through postal mail, fax or e-mail.
Once the termination of the participation is verified, any miles accumulated and not used until that date under these Terms and Conditions will be deemed void.
3.4 Umbi Umbi Club Number and Member Card
Access to prizes and benefits of the Umbi Umbi Club program will only be granted if the Member presents the Umbi Umbi Club Member card and/or Number.
All customers subscribing the Umbi Umbi Club program will be given their Umbi Umbi Club Member Number immediately, at the moment of subscription. The Member card hard copy will be available within approximately 30 work days after the subscription.
The Member card is personal and non transferable and cannot be used after the expiry date and/or the Umbi Umbi Club program subscription termination.
The card will be redeemed by the Umbi Umbi Club Member at a TAAG agency of his/her choice, from the universe of available agencies to that effect, which the Member shall check.
4. Umbi Umbi Club Miles
Miles are the currency unit of the Umbi Umbi Club program. Bonus points or miles of other programs cannot be converted into Umbi Umbi Club miles or points, except if TAAG has entered into a written agreement with such other programs.
4.2. Miles account and credit
Each Member will have his/her own personal Umbi Umbi Club miles account, on which the miles he/she accumulates/uses will be credited/debited.
From the moment of subscription, for each flight made with TAAG or a company that participates in the Umbi Umbi Club program, or by using a service rendered by the Umbi Umbi Club selected programs, Umbi Umbi Club miles will be granted to Members of the program, subject to the present General Terms and Conditions.
These miles will be credited starting November 1st 2011.
TAAG decides the type and the number of miles to be credited by each partner of the program and by each service rendered to the Member. The type and number of miles to be credited are subject to modification without prior notice.
The miles to be credited to the Umbi Umbi Club Member's account will be calculated as follows:
a) TAAG flights, and with all TAAG network, and selected flights from the program's partner airlines.
- The number of miles corresponding to the value of the ticket will be credited, deducted from airport fees, promotions, discounts and other benefits offered by at the moment of purchase, after the club Member as effectively flown with such ticket.
- TAAG may, without prior notice, attribute a fixed number of miles, regardless from the ticket's purchase price.
- This program's miles will be given by trips made in any class. Members may be offered bonus miles, according to their card type.
b) Services rendered by Umbi Umbi Club program selected partners
- Members will accumulate a fixed number of miles set by TAAG.
Offering promotions for a given preset group is admissible only under the rules of the present program. Members excluded from such offers, cannot redeem the same benefits, and the Umbi Umbi Club program is not obliged to communicate the selection criteria for the definition of any group in question.
Promotions can be exclusively communicated by e-mail, Internet and/or SMS.
TAAG and Umbi Umbi Club program partner airlines reserve the right to exclude, in full or in part, certain fee categories, payment methods and/or passenger categories, as well as certain flights or flight categories, from this program, at any time.
Miles cannot be accumulated from tickets of the BP, DG, DM, GE, IN, RG or UD categories, according to IATA's rules. Miles owed for using services rendered by Umbi Umbi Club program selected partners will be credited according to the booking terms, payment terms and service use terms set by Umbi Umbi Club program's partners.
For fee categories ID and AD, miles corresponding to 25% of the amount paid for the ticket will be credited.
Miles will not be credited for trips earned as a prize or offer, nor through other services that constitute a Prize or any type of offer. In Prize upgrades – the modification to a superior service class against miles discount – miles will be credited according to the original fee booked. Unused, expired or returned tickets for monetary compensation, Children's tickets, Prize upgrades, Discount tickets for the industry or additional bookings for the same Umbi Umbi Club program Member, do not accumulate miles. The same applies in case an Umbi Umbi Club program Member obtains benefits from another customer loyalty bonus program for services offered.
At the time of this program's start-up and, exceptionally, miles from every flight effectively flown by the Member will only be credited after de November 1st 2011. From this date, miles will be normally credited into the Member's personal account within a ten (10) weeks period after the rendering of the flight/service to which they correspond. The expiration date of such miles will be established according to the start date of the trip or the services in question. In order to ensure the credit of the correct number of Umbi Umbi Club miles to the miles account, Members of this program must present their Member number when booking or checking-in.
It is important that the name on the booking is the same the customer uses in his/her program Member profile, so that miles are automatically credited.
If, by any reason, the miles of a flight made or a service used are not credited into your personal account, Members may request this credit, retroactively, in a period of three (3) months after flying or using the service in question, sending, to that effect, a written communication, or through the site, together with the proper proof documentation (original/copy of the boarding pass, and/or copy of the passenger receipt).
4.3. Validity and transfer of miles
Umbi Umbi Club miles are valid for thirty six months (36) from the date of the service rendering, except where otherwise stated.
Umbi Umbi Club miles accounts are non transferable.
4.3.3. It's possible to buy a fixed number of Bonus Miles by paying an administrative fee. The frequency for purchasing miles and the number of miles to acquire are limited.
5. Prizes and Benefits
Current Prizes and Benefits offers are available for consultation through the TAAG Call Centre. TAAG reserves the right to change, complement, or cancel the individual Prizes and Benefits offered on the program.
TAAG does not accept responsibility for taxes or other charges, or disadvantages, to which the Umbi Umbi Club Members may be subjected to during the process of redeeming miles from this program.
All other rates (airport, fuel, safety or others), as well as other taxes regarding the credit card, will be of the Umbi Umbi Club Member's responsibility.
When they book or request a Prize or a Benefit, Members must declare in advance that they are booking a Prize or a Benefit. Bookings or normal orders cannot be converted into Prize or Benefit bookings or orders.
TAAG and airlines partners of the do Umbi Umbi Club or of this program may refuse to grant a Prize or Benefit, if the Member already made a booking for a flight or service without clearly declaring that such booking constituted a Prize or Benefit.
Any documentation concerning prizes, which has been obtained illegally or by means of an infraction of these General Terms and Conditions, will not be honoured.
The availability of seats for Prize-Tickets varies according to the flight's date and destination. The number of seats is limited, even in flights that aren't full yet. The entire Member's personal documentation, presented concerning the trip, is the Member's exclusive responsibility (ID Card number, Passport, Visas or others).
Restrictions may be applied during certain periods and for a certain type of Prize.
Flight Prizes issued expire within one (1) year after issuance, except for prizes issued under a promotion, which are valid only for the period of the promotion, and other benefits which will be valid, according to the booking terms and/or according to the provisions of this program.
Prizes and benefits issues cannot be transferred, replaced, extended, changed, or reimbursed, except if explicitly declared otherwise.
A separate rate is charged for processing Prize-Tickets, if the Member misses the boarding.
Prizes and benefits can only be endorsed to people that gather all the conditions necessary to subscribe the Umbi Umbi Club program or that are already Members of the aforementioned program.
Prize tickets and upgrades can be issued for a person other than the Umbi Umbi Club holder's miles account, provided written consent from the corresponding miles account holder is presented, along with a copy of his/her identification details.
After issuance, Prizes and benefits can't be endorsed.
No modifications to the class of the booking or the routes are allowed for Prizes and benefits issued. The date or number (hour) of the flight can only be changed if included in Prizes and benefits that have already been issued.
6. Processing Members personal details
Members expressly authorise TAAG, the administrator, the program's partners, and the travel agencies of the Member and companies providing services associated with the program, to use any personal data supplied, concerning the program's operations, for flights in the program's airlines and/or for other marketing activities.
All Members have access to their personal data and may require their correction. Additionally, when the program's subscription is made online, at www.umbiumbiclub.com, there's a risk of entities not involved in the process accessing personal data due to the open network data circulation.
7. Internet services
7.1. TAAG reserves the right to change any part of the content described on their sites, at any moment, and without prior notice.
7.2. While accessing the Umbi Umbi Club program site, Members commit not to use any automatic device, or manual process, to monitor or copy any page, nor to interfere with the site's correct operation, and not to proceed with any action imposing an unreasonable load on this program's internet infrastructure.
Information, software, products and services included or available through the Umbi Umbi Club program site may include inaccuracies or typographic errors.
In any case, shall TAAG, its affiliates, supplier and associated agencies, or corresponding employees be liable for any damage either direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, nor by any other damage including, but not limited, damage due to loss of the use of data or profit, originated or in any way related to the use or performance of the Umbi Umbi Club program site, with the delay or inability to use the site or services related, or in any way derived from the use of the site.
8. Miscellaneous
Members are solely responsible for informing any third parties, companies (such as their employers) or governmental entities of their participation in the Umbi Umbi Club program and the Prizes and benefits accessed through the aforementioned program. TAAG is not liable for any agreements set between Members and other third parties (such as employers).
In some countries, local legislation may impose some restrictions on the Members and/or the General Terms and Conditions of the Program, its administrator and partners. Additionally, their suppliers are entitled to undergo any action they deem fit to ensure the compliance with such restrictions, and can't be responsible for any damage suffered by the Members deriving from such actions.
TAAG reserves the right to deliver the Umbi Umbi Club program's operation to successor companies or third parties, and to transfer agreements with the program's Members and successor companies or a third party for such purpose.
TAAG reserves the right to implement administrative fees for services related to the program's operation, such as rendering specific program information, or managing Prize booking.
The Umbi Umbi Club program is ruled by the Angolan legislation in force, and the exclusive competence to settle any issues deriving from the program will be the County Court of Luanda.
The Terms and Conditions of the program do not antagonize nor breach any legal precept of the Angolan legislation in force.
When using the telephone line, Members agree that the calls may be recorded, for control and service improvement purposes, or for training. For the Member's identification, only the Member number and the Personal Identification Number (PIN) are accepted, which can be obtained through TAAG's site or Call Centre. Members are sole responsible for all damage or omissions occurred in their personal accounts due to the wrongful use of their corresponding PIN.
The way Members browse the site can be monitored, for statistical purposes.
In case there's evidence of illicit use of the Member account, all bookings active under that account will be automatically cancelled, without prior notice.
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Reappointed: 08/24/2015, 09/18/2017
Expires: 06/30/2019
Elected Chair: 10/01/2013
Mr. Dick, of Juneau, was appointed to the Board on August 15, 2013. He also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Huna Totem Corporation.
Mr. Dick earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Phoenix, a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University, and a master's degree in management from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Appointed: 08/15/2013. Reappointed 07/10/2014.
Reappointed: 07/10/2016
Expires: 06/30/2018
Elected Vice-Chair: 10/01/2013
Mr. Fred Parady serves as Deputy Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Mr. Parady joined the Department of Commerce as Deputy Commissioner in 2014. He served as Chief Operating Officer of the North Slope Borough School District and Chief of Staff of the North Slope Borough. He served as Vice President of Operations and Health, Safety and Environment of EnerCrest, Inc. Before joining EnerCrest in 2007, Mr. Parady had a highly successful 25-year mining career including service with OCI and Bridger Coal Company.
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Anchorage, AK 99501
Mr. Wilken received his B.S. in Business and Technology with a minor in Petroleum Geology and a Master in Business Administration from Oregon State University in 1968.
Retired Small Businessman
State Senator representing Fairbanks (1996-2008)
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Appointed: 12/01/2010
Reappointed: 07/10/2014. Reappointed 07/01/2016.
Expires: 06/30/2018
Appointed: 11/15/2017
Expires: 6/30/2019
Appointed: 10/17/2015. Reappointed 07/01/2016
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text: Deer Hollow Farm operated by the City of Mountain View with support from the Friends of Deer Hollow Farm is currently accepting applications for their school year field trip program. Space is very limited and school groups are accepted in a lottery system. A registration form must be completed and submitted to the Deer Hollow Farm office by the September 7th deadline.


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October 19, 2016
Blinn College's A.W. Hodde, Jr., Technical Education Center will offer courses in forklift operation, oilfield safety, and CPR/first aid/AED use for job seekers during the month of November.
Blinn's one-day CPR/first aid/AED course takes place from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. This $115 course covers recognition and emergency resuscitation techniques for heart attack, stroke, and choking; prevention of injuries and cardiac arrest; recognition and treatment of choking in infants and children; and the use of barrier devices.
Blinn will offer its one-day forklift operator certification from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. This $115 course teaches students to evaluate their workplace and determine whether loads can safely be moved, and covers safety requirements related to the design, maintenance, and safe use of forklifts. It includes equipment inspection, lift limitations, and teaches students to understand how fulcrums and center of gravity impact safe operation in all phases of forklift use.
Blinn's Safeland PEC oilfield safety training will be offered on Wednesday, Nov. 16. This eight-hour, $150 course takes place from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Safeland PEC oilfield safety training is the standard safety orientation for the oil and gas industry and prepares students to operate safely at both onshore and offshore facilities. Upon completion, each student is issued a photo ID with a unique barcode and their information is stored in an online database at www.peccard.com.
Blinn will offer its $75 Medication Aide Refresher course from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. The course includes specific training and review in the preparation and administration of medications, documentation, licensing standards, the safeguarding of medications, common drug reactions and side effects and updated and new medications available on the market. Students who successfully complete the course will receive an updated certified medication aide permit from the state.
The 12,000-square-foot Hodde Center was built in 2009 to provide local training for a quality, viable workforce in Washington County and the surrounding communities. For more information on the Hodde Center and its course offerings, call 979-830-4443 or visit: www.blinn.edu/workforce.


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It's been one of those crazy busy weeks where my feet haven't hit the ground both at work and socially!
On Wednesday night I attended the 1st Annual Duffers' Drinks, hosted by Orvis in Regents Street with the Salmon & Trout Conservation UK, and organised by the wonderful Zambuni PR. It's always good fun being around fellow countryside lovers in the City! The event marked the start of 'Duffers Fortnight', the height of the mayfly hatching season and, supposedly, the easiest time for any newbies to fly fishing to catch a prized fish (those are not my words – having only tried fly fishing a handful of times I think it will take more than peak season of mayfly to help me catch more fish than trees…) Not only was this a chance to catch up with some familiar faces from The Field magazine and Shooting Times, but also a great opportunity to hear from the Salmon & Trout Conservation UK. Anyone who participates in fieldsports knows that they come pretty much hand in hand with conservation and it was great to hear from a charity who are taking such an active stance in their conservation efforts to protect our waterways. A surprising guest speaker for the event was Matthew Wright from Channel 5's 'The Wright Stuff'. Prior to the evening, I wasn't aware of how much of a keen and avid fisherman Matthew was, nor his passion for conservation and preserving the wonderful fishing environments for future generations. It was a great evening – so bravo to Claire Zambuni and her amazing team – and left me wanting to know more about this fantastic charity (if any of your are interested, the Salmon and Trout Conservation UK's website is worth a look). I may also have engaged in a bit of shopping in Orvis as their new range is practical, feminine and in some amazing colours!
To round off the school nights, Thursday saw me socialising with my fellow Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club ladies (the UK's largest ladies only shooting club) in the form of wine tasting near Pall Mall. The lovely and very knowledgeable Imi Taylor, a bun club hostess and who also works for Swig wines – handy! – organised a fun and educational evening accompanied by christmas sized portions of cheese. Needless to say this was a good opportunity to catch up with my shooting girls outside of the season – who needed no encouragement to congregate in a wine bar – to hear about the days they are planing for the game season and which game fairs are in our calendars. It was also good to catch up with some of the new bun club members and hear about where their shooting is going to take them over the next few weeks.
The absolute highlight of my week had to be returning to the field on Saturday and, after (what has felt like weeks) being reunited with bestie Victoria Knowles-Lacks (of The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club) for a simulated game day with The Perfect Clay at Bisbrooke Hall, Rutland. This sim day has to be my favourite! Patrick is a fantastic host, with top banter and really looks after all of his guns. 1000's of clays are thrown over you and the terrain – and wonderful hosting skills – really make you feel like you are on a serious game day. The clays themselves were a mix of sharp and fast or sky-high for a challenge. It was good to get the old competitive spirit going although the generous elevenses did seem to hinder the shooting on the third drive! By the end of the day the usual levels of clay poaching had ensued, but unfortunately for Victoria, I had 'instructed' one of the ladies, who was on her first ever sim day, that she had to take all of Victoria's clays – and she did a very good effort!!
Aside from the shooting, Bisbrooke offers stunning surroundings in the form of the Great Hall for the bacon rolls and the superb hearty and homemade lunch (make sure you look out for the picture of Patrick's stunning aunty just behind the door – absolute doppleganger.) The estate is run by a family who are incredibly proud of their heritage and really want to give something back. I cannot recommend this day enough and it has now become a firm favourite in my shooting calendar. If you would like more information on The Perfect Clay their website is here.


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Source: AP Photo / Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Hans Joerg Michel
In the Russian Orthodox Church want Novosibirsk to the opera "Tannhauser" was tested for its content of pornography and promotion of homosexuality among minors.
«If the management of the theater talking about the good will in dialogue with believers, as
it can ignore the fact that believers say Christ's image, and the director
recognizes that it is Christ depicted on the background of scantily clad women,
kissing each other - this, of course, the desecration of venerated by Christians
symbol - the face of Christ, His image, "- said to" Interfax "head of the Synodal Department for
Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin.
According to him, the faithful clearly say to them, such a comparison
"Sacred to bogomerzkih unacceptable in the public space, which we
general and in which freedom of creativity is limited to law and morality. Priest
convinced that "the withdrawal of blasphemous poster totally inadequate».
«It would be good to get the answer to the question is whether this scene
pornography, as well as whether it violates the norm of the law banning promotion
homosexuality among minors. Yes, the production has a sign "18+", but
Media wrote that it looked and minors. Moreover, some viewers
argue that minors are involved, and in the formulation. If this
so, the question of the violation of the law, of course, must not go unanswered, "-
he said.
According to Chaplin, there is no mistaking the Orthodox people who express
peaceful and legitimate protest in connection with this performance. His surprising position
some public and creators, "which literally calling
deprive believers of speech and the right to social action. " "Religious
world we can not discriminate and can not be discriminated against
in relation to the secular, so their views, faith-based, including
evaluation of works of art, believers can and must speak - of course, in
peaceful and lawful forms "- said Father Vsevolod.
Check from the Ministry of Culture
Earlier, the Ministry of Culture announced that due to the large number of
The amount of funding requests for performances, fees directors and actors,
organizes the audit of financial and economic activity of Novosibirsk
State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Initially against the director of the Novosibirsk State Opera
theater and film director Boris Mezdricha statement was filed Timothy Kuljabina
administrative action, theatrical charged with "desecration of objects
religious worship. " However, the court dismissed the case due to lack of
corpus delicti. Then the conflict moved to another plane.
For - Zakharov - against Kehman
The premiere of the opera "Tannhauser" on stage NGATOiB held at the end of last
year. Action drama moved to the present, and Tannhauser appears in the image
director, filmmaking, "Grotto of Venus" is ostensibly about the unknown, sinful life
Jesus Christ in his youth. Earlier protection statement expressed Mark Zakharov,
Galina Volchek, Yevgeny Mironov and others.
However, in a theatrical environment there were also those who condemned the statement. Like This,
General Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Vladimir Kehman said: "What has been
made at the Novosibirsk Opera - is sacrilege. I like a man
believer baptism, Orthodox, as a Jew, take it as an insult. I
talked to Mezdrichem, and he told me that this show will not give and
go to the end. I think that he is obliged to resign, and the performance you need
removed from the repertoire ».


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April 11, 2017 16:15 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 11, 2017) -
Cura-Can Health Corp. ("Cura-Can" or the "Company"), a private, federally incorporated company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a related party (the "Related Party") resulting in Cura-Can securing the right to acquire certain contractual and intellectual property assets (the "TCN Assets") of The Clinic Network Inc. ("TCN"), a private Ontario corporation (the "Acquisition").
Pursuant to the terms of a settlement and acquisition arrangement between TCN and the Related Party (the "Settlement Arrangement"), upon payment of $1.5 million (the "Escrow Amount") to an escrow agent, the Related Party will acquire the TCN Assets. The Related Party has sold its rights and assigned its obligations under the Settlement Arrangement to Cura-Can in exchange for the issuance of 4 million common shares in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares"). There are no conditions to completion of the Acquisition on the part of Cura-Can, but for payment by the Company of the Escrow Amount.
In addition, Cura-Can wishes to announce that is has also purchased certain contractual assets of a private Ontario corporation, operating as Healthnet Enterprises, which will support and supplement Cura-Can's business, in exchange for the issuance of 2 million Common Shares (the "Healthnet Acquisition"). In conjunction with the Acquisition and the Healthnet Acquisition, Cura-Can will raise a minimum of $4 million up to a maximum of $6 million from accredited investors in Canada by way of a private placement (the "Private Placement").
Following the Healthnet Acquisition and upon closing of the Acquisition, Cura-Can expects to carry on the business of cannabis and hemp based product development and offer associated clinical services in Canada. Cura-Can intends to complete additional acquisitions of businesses which it believes will be complementary to its future operations in the near term.
Assuming the Private Placement is completed, Cura-Can expects to complete the Acquisition on or about May 31, 2017.
Cura-Can President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Steele, is pleased with the transactions which will form the basis for additional clinic related transactions to further build out the Cura-Can distribution of medical and consumer based CDB and marijuana related products throughout Canada in the future, subject to regulatory and other legal requirements.
This press release is not an offer of securities of the Company for sale in the United States. The Common Shares of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Common Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.
The Company continues to be in the early stages of evaluating potential opportunities only, and has not entered into any preliminary or definitive form of agreement that would result in the Company entering into the hemp/cannabinoid industry as a licensed producer, nor can there be any assurance that such an agreement will be reached in the future. The Company clarifies and confirms that it is not a licensed producer and has no present intention of filing an application with Health Canada to become a licensed producer under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations ("ACMPR"). Any transaction resulting in the Company's entry in the hemp/cannabinoid industry will require various approvals, including that of the Company's board of directors, shareholders and any relevant stock exchange, and none of these approvals have been sought at present. The licensing requirements of Health Canada under the ACMPR are stringent and must be complied with before any license is granted by Health Canada under the ACMPR pursuant to which the Company could produce and sell products permitted by the ACMPR, which requirements include the construction of facilities meeting specified ACMPR criteria and the Company successfully passing a site inspection by Health Canada of such facilities. These requirements can be found on Health Canada's website at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/index-eng.php.
Cura-Can Health Corp.Mr. Michael A. SteelePresident and CEOCell: firstname.lastname@example.com Clinic Network Inc.Mr. Kim WeiManaging DirectorCell: email@example.com
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text: 12 Tips to Succeed at Your Weight Loss Resolutions by JESS BARRON Jan. 18, 2017 Jess Barron Jess Barron is head of editorial at LIVESTRONG.COM.She has appeared on MSNBC's "The Most," ABC News Now, and XM satellite radio. Barron's writing has appeared on Wired.com, Yahoo! and Poprocks.com. Slide 1 of 14 Photo Credit: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock Living a healthier lifestyle and losing weight were among the top New Year's resolutions in 2016, according to personal finance website GOBankingRate.com. With the CDC reporting that more than 70 percent of Americans are overweight, it is highly likely that fitness, health and weight loss will top many people's resolution lists again this year. The good news is that people who deliberately make resolutions are 10 times more likely to meet their goals than people who don't. Unfortunately, only 8 percent of those people are able to succeed at them entirely to their satisfaction. Break that statistic with these tips to ensure your weight-loss success. Photo Credit: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock 1 Make Your Goals Measurable For example, instead of saying that your resolution is to "lose weight," it is more effective to set a well-defined measurable goal such as "I'd like to lose one to two pounds per week until I reach my goal of fifteen pounds lost" or "my goal is to fit back into my favorite pair of jeans." Similarly, if you have a fitness resolution, rather than saying your goal is to "get strong" or "get fit," it's likely to be more effective if you set concrete goals such as "my goal to be able to do 50 push-ups" or "I will go to the gym 5 days per week." Instead of saying that your New Year's resolution is to "eat healthy," you'll be more likely to achieve the success you're looking for if you set a goal such as "I will eat 4 servings of vegetables every day." Photo Credit: YakobchukOlena/Adobe Stock 2 Commit Yourself to Your Goal It may sound stupid, but writing it down is a way to focus and commit yourself. Write in your notebook or a day planner or in a Facebook status or on Twitter. "This January and February, I will do 30-minute workouts 6 days a week to complete the STRONGER 8-Week Challenge," is what I wrote. You might write: "I commit to tracking my food daily on LIVESTRONG's calorie tracker for 30 days." Or you might write: "I will walk for 40 minutes a day during my lunch break."Related: LIVESTRONG.COM's Free MyPlate Calorie Tracker Photo Credit: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock 3 Tell Your Friends and Family Share your resolution with your friends and family, and ask them what their resolutions are. This way, they understand your intention and what you are aiming to do, and some of them may even support you in it. You might also find that some of their goals are also to lose weight, eat healthy, exercise more or get fit. Photo Credit: berc/Adobe Stock 4 Use Your Social Network for Support and Accountability Letting your online network know your resolution is also helpful. They can help you to stay accountable. If your goal is to work out every day, log your workouts as status updates on Facebook or Twitter and tell what you did and how you feel afterward. If your goal is to eat more vegetables, take photos of your meals and upload them to Instagram or a food blog. Your friends will likely leave comments praising your good efforts. Additionally, if you are having trouble getting motivation to work out on a particular morning, you can post a status update that you need motivation, and people might provide some or post inspiring quotes for you.Related: Facebook STRONGER Challenge Support Group Photo Credit: aleksander kamasi/Adobe Stock 5 Find a Workout Buddy Having a workout buddy can help increase your motivation on those days in mid-January where you may be feeling less than thrilled about doing your workout. Scheduling time to to go running or lift weights with your buddy can make exercise more fun, and it can also make you less likely to skip your workouts.Related: LIVESTRONG's Facebook Support Group Photo Credit: fotokotpro/Adobe Stock 6 Join an Online Group If you don't have any friends around who share your fitness goals, you can find likeminded people in the LIVESTRONG.COM Community Conversations. You can also join an official Facebook challenge group. The camaraderie, healthy competition, and support from the challenge group members in our Facebook group can help get you through times when you want to reach for that glass of wine or slide of cake.Related: LIVESTRONG's Online Community Photo Credit: danikorolev/Adobe Stock 7 Remove Temptations To succeed at weight loss or dieting, before you even begin, it's important to remove temptations in your refrigerator, pantry, cupboards or on your countertops. Find any junk food or high-calorie foods that are too tempting and throw them away. If you're concerned about wasting, just make yourself think of this moment and agree with yourself that you won't buy any more of the offending food item for the first 6 months of the year. Photo Credit: jolopes/Adobe Stock 8 Prepare Your Meals Ahead of Time Rather than letting your appetite decide what you want to eat for every meal, plan out what you will eat for the week ahead and prepare it in advance. Choose a day of the week when you'll have time to do this. Cook up large batches of healthy and nourishing food, portion your meals out and pack them into lunch-size Tupperware containers. Then, each day as you're heading out the door, grab one and plan to heat it up in the microwave at work. Also, prepare some healthy snacks that you enjoy and portion them in grab-and-go containers. Portion boiled eggs or veggies with hummus or nut butter into small containers and baggies.Related: How to Meal Prep for Weight Loss Like a Pro Photo Credit: prostooleh/Adobe Stock 9 Plan a Reward for Yourself Give yourself something to work toward by planning to treat yourself to something you love when you finally reach your goal weight. If you love clothes, schedule a shopping spree, and for an even stronger effect, "punish" yourself by not buying any clothes until you hit your mark. Of course, your reward doesn't need to be clothing or other material goods, it can also be an experience such as going on a vacation or weekend get-away or even out to a special restaurant when you reach your goal. Make it something that you really want, and that really motivates you. Since many goals tend to be long-term, give yourself small rewards along the way. For example, when you pass weightlifting milestone, treat yourself to a movie or manicure. Photo Credit: victoria_fox/Adobe Stock 10 Visualize What Success Looks and Feels Like Spend a few minutes thinking about what it will look like and feel like when you achieve your goal. If your resolution is to fit in your favorite jeans again, imagine yourself wearing them and how you will feel. Perhaps you'll be lighter in your step and it will increase your confidence in social situations. If your goal is to strengthen your abs, remember that when you have reached your goal, you'll feel less fatigue sitting at your desk or have lass lower back pain. Try to visualize your success in as much detail as possible, and spend a few minutes each day to set an intention for yourself. Photo Credit: ramonespelt/Adobe Stock 11 Believe in Yourself, Praise Yourself, and Take Pride in Your Ability Have confidence in yourself and your ability to commit to your resolution, and be proud of each accomplishment along the way toward your goal. Thank yourself for every workout you get done and really let yourself feel proud. It takes guts and determination to work out and eat healthy, and you're doing it. Great job! Photo Credit: bernardbodo/Adobe Stock 12 If You Mess up, Forgive Yourself and Recommit to Your Goal Despite all your best efforts and attention to steps one through nine, you might occasionally mess up. We're all human, and it happens to all of us. Rather than letting a slip-up like an unintended drink during a girl's night out spiral out of control, forgive yourself and re-commit to your goals. Remember how important your goal is, and remember why you want to achieve it. Photo Credit: fizkes/Adobe Stock What Do YOU Think? What are your health and fitness New Year's resolutions for this year? Do you usually make resolutions? How does it feel when you achieve your resolutions? Leave a comment below and let us know.Related: 10 New Year's Resolutions Nutritionists Want You to Make UP NEXT 10 New Year's Resolutions Nutritionists Want You to Make Lose Weight. Feel Great! Change your life with MyPlate by LIVESTRONG.COM GOAL Gain 2 pounds per week Gain 1.5 pounds per week Gain 1 pound per week Gain 0.5 pound per week Maintain my current weight Lose 0.5 pound per week Lose 1 pound per week Lose 1.5 pounds per week Lose 2 pounds per week GENDER Female Male AGE lbs. WEIGHT ft. in. 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Praising Jesus Is Contagious!
"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!"
Revelation 5:13, niv
The apostle John gives us a thrilling glimpse into a universal celebration that one day we are going to participate in. He describes four living creatures who surround the throne on which Jesus reigns supreme over the universe. These living creatures never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come" (Rev. 4:8, niv). Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, the twenty-four elders fall down before him and worship him. And as the elders praise the person of Jesus Christ, millions of angels join in the chorus, singing in a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" Then John describes the entire universe beginning to roar in the continuous, contagious acclamation of Christ as every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea sings: 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!'"
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The following books are useful physical computing resources:
Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers, Dan O'Sullivan and Tom Igoe ©2004, Thomson Course Technology PTR; ISBN: 159200346X
Includes all the stuff covered in class and lots of advanced examples as well. This book was developed from this course. The code examples in the book are not written for Arduino, but the concepts for each exercise apply to Arduino as well as the microcontrollers described in the book.
Learn Electronics with Arduino: An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Physical Computing Jody Culkin and Eric hagan ©2017,Maker Media; ISBN 978-1680453744
This book is perfectly paced to cover the electronics in this class. It introduces the basics of electronics, microcontrollers, and Arduino programming with many graphic illustrations and helpful pointers. The authors are both ITP alums and teachers (Jody now teaches at the Borough of Manhattan Community College) and their approach is very much in line with this course.
Making Things Talk 3rd Edition Tom Igoe ©O'Reilly Media/Make, 2017
A lot of what I know about how to connect devices to networks. This is the third edition, available as of August 2017. Introduction to communication between computers, including serial communications, wireless, networking, RFID, and more. Though some of the material is beyond the scope of this class, much of it may be useful in understanding computer communications.
Making Things Move, Dustyn Roberts ©2010,McGraw-Hill/TAB ISBN-10: 0071741674 | ISBN-13: 978-0071741675
Dustyn's book is an invaluable guide to construction of mechanical things. Whether you're making a simple motor project or a Mars rover, it's a good place to get started.
Below are recommended texts for the course in general. You have readings from the first three. All of them are good inspirational guides for physical computing and computing in general. They are not assigned, but you'll find them to be useful reading in physical interaction design.
The Design of Everyday Things, Donald A. Norman ©1990 Doubleday Books; ISBN: 0385267746
If you design at all, or work with people who do, read this. A lucid approach to the psychology of everyday interaction and how the objects we deal with could be better designed to match the strengths and weaknesses of the way we think. His predictions about physical interaction design and information design, some accurate and some not, are interesting history lessons eleven years after the first edition.
The Art of Interactive Design, Chris Crawford, ©2002 No Starch Press; ISBN: 1886411840
Written in a very casual style, this book nevertheless is an excellent and concise summary of what interaction design is, why it is important, and what problems it brings with it. Anyone seriously interested in interaction design, physical or not, should read this book.
Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things Donald A. Norman. Basic books, ©2005. ISBN: 0465051367.
In this book, Norman counters some of the points he makes in his first book, The Design of Everyday Things, by pointing out that we do make decisions about design based on emotional reasoning, and that design affects us emotionally. He describes Human reaction to design on three levels: the visceral, or how it appears; the behavioral, or how it acts; and reflective, or how it makes us think and feel about ourselves through our association with it.
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size, Tor Nørretranders ©1998 Viking Press; ISBN: 0670875791
Makes the case that much of our experience of the world does not come to us through our consciousness; in fact, the majority of it dealt with pre-consciously.
The following are good references for electronics hobbyists. Take a look at both, and get one or the other as a general reference, or find an electronics reference of your own.
Getting Started with Arduino, 2nd edition, Massimo Banzi ©2011, O'Reilly Media ISBN 10: 0-596-15551-4 | ISBN 13: 9780596155513
A straightforward beginners' guide to most of the beginning exercises in this class.
The booklet from the Arduino Starter Kit is also an excellent reference. Scott Fitzgerald, a frequent teacher of this class, was the main author. Starter kit PDF
Make: Electronics, Charles Platt, © 2009 Maker Media Inc, Sebastapol, CA; 1st edition ISBN: 0596153740. An excellent intro to electronics. Practical, readable, and enjoyable. Start here.
Make: More Electronics, Charles Platt, © 2009 Maker Media Inc, Sebastapol, CA; 1st edition ISBN: 0596153740. A follow-up to the first book
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors, Charles Platt, ©2012 Maker Media, Inc, Sebastapol, CA; 1st edition ASIN B00COVJULI. A useful reference for all kinds of electronics components.
Getting Started in Electronics, Forrest M. Mims III, ©1983, Forrest M. Mims III
A very basic introduction to electricity and electronics, written in notebook style. Includes descriptions of the basic components and what they do, and how they relate to each other.
There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings, Ken Amdahl ©1991, Clearwater Publishing; ISBN-10: 0962781592 A light-hearted introduction to elecrical concepts in laypersons' terms.
Practical Electronics for Inventors. Paul Scherz, ©2000, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 0070580782
A more in-depth treatment of electronics, with many practical examples and illustrations. An excellent reference for those comfortable with the basic topics. The use of plumbing systems as examples to demonstrate electric principles makes for some very clear illustrations of how different components work. Good chapters on sound electronics and motors as well.
Fashioning Technology: a DIY Intro to Smart Crafting Syuzi Pakhchyan. Make books, ©2008. ISBN: 0596514379.
This book includes a nice introduction to basic electronics and a number of construction projects for simple electronic crafts. The construction techniques are aimed primarily at wearables and soft circuit projects, but they'reuseful for a number of other projects as well.
A longer list of books for inspiration and reference is available online at Tom's books link.


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Zanussi Jet system JFL 1023 motor problem
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|Post# 860838   1/9/2016 at 07:24 (952 days old) by ritchie ()
The motor on my otherwise wonderful machine recently started cutting out. I've replaced the brushes, which were worn out, but the problem remains.
The motor seems to energize (it hums when spin cycle is selected,) but only actually spins if I give the drum a shove. It then runs, but not at full speed, and sounds like it cuts in and out, as if there's a loose or worn electrical connection somewhere.
One other clue - the spin rpm speed control slider makes no difference to the motor speed...
I'll check the continuity to the motor, but in the meantime, has anyone got any suggestions.
The machine has been used once every week for the last 27 years with medium loads of washing...
Any advice really appreciated,
|Post# 860856 , Reply# 1   1/9/2016 at 09:06 (952 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England)
Sounds like a 'dodgy' connection somewhere. Check the connections to the variable speed control, and also the tachogenerator on the back of the motor. I've never worked on this particular model, but would recommend that you check the internal resistance values of the speed control, too, if you have access to an Ohmmeter. It seems to me that the controller is being 'confused' by the lack of a 'speed control' signal, and is doing nothing until you supply it with a tachogenerator signal by turning the drum. Presumably the systems are designed to 'fail safe', and that may be what is happening.
Anyone else got any ideas/experience??
All best
Dave T
P.S. I asked the membership at large about the 'internal workings' of motor control boards some time ago. It appears that there is very litle knowledge 'out there'. If a board seems faulty, testing by substitution seems to be the order of the day.
|Post# 860911 , Reply# 2   1/9/2016 at 16:53 (951 days old) by triumphtoledo (Shropshire/Worcestershire)
...a faulty capacitor?
|Post# 861336 , Reply# 3   1/12/2016 at 05:29 (949 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)
Hi Ritchie,
There could be a loose connection somewhere, but I would also check the commutator for wear and possible raised segments. Sometimes the new brushes don't bed in easily if the commutator is worn. You could try using a fine sandpaper to clean the commutator as well. If it's not the motor at fault, then it could be the electronic speed controller (PCB).
There's no start/run capacitor on these.
|Post# 861842 , Reply# 4   1/14/2016 at 14:39 (947 days old) by E685X (Italy)
Is there any way to have a circuit diagram of the motor PCB please?
|Post# 861937 , Reply# 5   1/15/2016 at 04:29 (946 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)
I don't think so. If it's model ZFL1023 we're talking about, it takes an AKO C308 PCB. There's a picture in the link below.
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Kentucky sweeps Texas A&M
Billings tallies a season-high 17 kills for the Wildcats
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Kentucky rolled to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19) sweep of Texas A&M to advance to the third round for the second time in three seasons under the direction of Craig Skinner. Kentucky garnered a season-high 17 kills from sophomore Whitney Billings.
"We're just really excited, not just because we won the match, but because of how we performed tonight," Skinner said. "It was a heck of a team effort. For whatever reason I had a feeling on the way over here on the bus that we were pretty focused and ready to go, and the team definitely proved that thought right."
Kentucky advances to the third round and will return home to the friendly confines of Memorial Coliseum, Kentucky has notched 17 consecutive victories in its home gym.
UK improves to 28-5 on the season with the victory, while Texas A&M's season ends with a 23-8 mark.
Billings led the charge with a season-high 17 kills on a .400 hitting clip. Junior Ashley Frazier contributed 14 kills on a sizzling .522 percentage. Senior Becky Pavan totaled eight kills and posted a team-high eight blocks in the win. Junior setter Christine Hartmann dished out 44 assists and added six digs.
Freshman Lauren O'Conner tallied seven kills and a career-high five blocks, while senior Ann Armes added four and four digs in the winning effort.
Junior Stephanie Klefot recorded 17 digs and now has achieved the new single-season UK record for digs in a season with 587 on the season. Freshman Jackie Napper and sophomore Jessi Greenberg totaled six and five digs, respectively in the winning cause.
Texas A&M opened the match by scoring the game's first point, but UK responded immediately with consecutive kills from Billings and O'Conner. Kentucky then quickly claimed a four-point lead fooling consecutive kills from Billings at 10-6. It was all the breathing room the Blue and White would need as it rolled to a 25-18 opening set victory.
Billings and Frazier both notched five kills in the set to lead the attack. Frazier posted her kills on a .714 clip with Billings totaling a .625 percentage. Kentucky combined for 17 kills on .441 hitting, while also recording a trio of blocks.
The Aggies began the second set in much the same fashion by scoring the set's first point, but UK once again scored two quick points to answer. Billings had a kill and then teamed with Pavan for a rejection. Texas A&M responded by grabbing a 14-11 lead in the middle portion of the frame, but UK would chart a 14-7 run to close out the frame and take a 2-0 lead into the locker room following a 25-21 second set win.
Billings posted eight kills in the set to lead the charge as the Wildcats notched 17 kills on .244 hitting. UK limited the home team to 11 kills on a mere .114 hitting with 4.5 blocks in the stanza.
Kentucky came out clicking on all cylinders in the third frame to jump out to an early 10-4 advantage. UK charted seven kills in the early going and picked up an ace from Frazier in the run to force the Aggies into an early timeout.
Out of the break the Aggies scored two consecutive points, but Kentucky responded with back-to-back kills from O'Conner to go up 13-8. In the run, Klefot recorded her 11th dig of the match to set the new single-season standard. Texas A&M did not quit and turned back three consecutive UK attacks to pull back to within two at 13-11 and Kentucky chose to use a timeout.
The Aggies tied the score at 15 and from there the teams would exchange points back and forth until UK broke loose for three consecutive points to capture a 22-19 lead. In the run, Pavan and O'Conner teamed up for a block and then O'Conner crushed a kill. Billings capped the run with an ace and A&M opted to use its final timeout.
That would be all the closer the home squad would get as UK scored the final three points of the match to grab a 25-19 final set win. UK closed the set with consecutive blocks to end the match in thrilling fashion.
Kentucky again succeeded both offensively and defensively. UK notched 17 kills on .273 hitting and posted three blocks in the final frame.


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The weekend is here! I received a sample of my book cover via email last night and I'm so excited! It seems like things are really moving now. I received the first draft of the drawing for my book cover about a month ago. When I first saw it, it didn't look like much but I knew what I wanted. It turned out to be beautiful and full of life. It really pops! I will post it soon.
I still have one final read before editing is complete. The outline of the pages are complete as well. Excited!
I am trying to get myself acquainted with social media now. I know that's a big part of the process, and honestly, that's going to be a big challenge for me. I have a twitter account that hasn't seen a tweet from me in almost a year. That's going to change though. I'm going to be a tweeting, social media guru! Just kidding, I will never be a social media guru, but I can get better acquainted and that's just what I plan to do. Stay tuned!
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Written by Randall Stevens
Rhymes with "Gutter"
Qatar, the little known country on the Arabian peninsula with the "worst" counterterrorism reputation in the region (worse, ahem, than Iran), who also hosts two of the largest American bases in the entire world, Al Udeid and As Saliyah, and who had 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on payroll, once again appears to be at the center of a scandal. This time, research proves that Boko Haram was founded with the support of the Qatari royal family through a Mauritanian proxy. Not only that, but Qatar was a strong supporter of the Libyan rebels, not only as an advocate through Al Jazeera, but going so far as to participate in military operations. Qatari fighter jets bombed Gaddafi targets, and Qatari special forces reportedly provided basic infantry training to rebel fighters.
There are several aspects that connect the Qataris to the Boko Haram and their allied Islamist insurgencies. Members of the Qatari royal family, the al Thanis, were reported to be among the early supporters of Boko Haram. The former president of Mauritania, Maaouya Sidi Ahmed Ould Taya, a Sunni Muslim, currently resides in the capital of Qatar, Doha. Taya has been linked to Boko Haram (providing "lots of funds"), which was founded in 2002 as, one report puts it, a "money making venture." Taya now teaches at a Ahmed bin Mohammed Military School in Qatar.
It may seem bizarre to start an Islamist group as a money making venture. Yet it is perfectly sensible, considering that the unpoliced regions of North Africa are smuggler territory. Take, for example, the case of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Formed in 1998 out of the Groupe Islamique Armé (an Algerian insurgency group), they operate across northern Africa, including in Mali, Algeria, Chad, Libya, Tunisia, Niger, and Morocco. AQIM is known for kidnapping (sound familiar?) and smuggling, most notably cigarette smuggling. In 2009, a Boeing 727 was discovered, torched, in the Malian city of Gao. It had departed from Venezuela, and was reported filled with cocaine. This was dubbed "Le Boeing de la Coke" by the French press. Smuggling, whether cigarettes or cocaine, kidnapping, slavery, and jihad – that is the AQIM/Boko Haram way. Is it any wonder that when interviewed, one Somali who joined Boko Haram was quoted as saying, "At least I could get a job. The rate of unemployment is a threat to security."
Drugs are nothing new for the Muslim Brotherhood Qataris. It has already been reported that they are in a strategic venture with the Pakistani National Logistics Cell, who serve as heroin transporters for the Taliban (and couriers for NATO in Afghanistan). But why stop with opium? Cocaine is at least as profitable, and it's a whole different market. Diversification is a basic business principle, and the Qataris, who operate a huge sovereign wealth fund (Qatar Investment Authority), understand this concept well.
King David's Empire
If there is one man who has a lock on Islamism and drugs it is the Indian born Dawood Ibrahim. Among the most wanted men in the world, he enjoys the protection of the Pakistani ISI (intelligence agency) for his enterprise, dubbed D-Company. A major player in Bollywood, Ibrahim has also been tied to several infamous terror attacks, including the 1993 and 2008 bombings in Mumbai, which killed hundreds. In addition to running the Hawala system (used for money laundering), Ibrahim profits handsomely from the Taliban's opium operations. The market for South American cocaine appears to be one of his newer ventures, for in 2009 Ibrahim's brother Anis was granted a passport by the government of Belize, a country known for drug transiting and money laundering. (Wonder who ordered up Le Boeing de la Coke?) Additionally, Dawood Ibrahim has been tied with the crystal meth business. So vested is Dawood with the Muslim Brotherhood and the ISI, that he reportedly pledged 30% of his earnings to the ISI in exchange for continued protection.
On a slightly different subject, Ibrahim got his start with the Hindu mafia crowd. These are the same people who are close with the Hindu Nationalists, represented by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP. The BJP, and their leader, the violent, murderous Narenda Modi, just happened to win the Indian elections in a huge landslide victory this month. The BJP itself comes out of the Indian RSS, a movement which idolizes Adolph Hitler (much like the Muslim Brotherhood). Modi, who very likely has back channels to Ibrahim's criminal organization, will now be the Prime Minister of India.
This network of Islamism and South American drug cartels probably sounds crazy. Yet how else do you explain the fact that Californian members of the (El Salvadoran) drug cartel MS13 have recorded themselves on video fighting the Islamists (on the side of Bashar al-Assad) in Syria? Yes, alongside the MS13 "homie" is a member of the Armenian Power gang, dressed in Hezbollah military garb. In this global turf war, Sunni Islamists/Muslim Brotherhood/al Qaeda are facing off against Hezbollah/Iran/MS13/Armenian organized crime. Hezbollah, a Shiite fundamentalist group (unlike the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood), is a major player in the cocaine business, operating in Mexico as well as Venezuela.
All of this may appear to be so unseemly that it is unfathomable that the United States would ever be involved. There are good reasons for American entanglement.
The Qatari's American Playthings
Below is a sampling of the American establishment's entrenchment with Qatar.
Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Among America's most respected universities, Georgetown has a campus in Doha for the School of Foreign Service. According to their own website, "The University's on-going academic discussions with policymakers, independent actors and decision makers, positioned in Washington, D.C and in Doha, Qatar as the center of east-west relations has ensured the relevancy and vibrancy of Georgetown's programs of study for the coming century."
Yup, we train American diplomats in Doha – the same Doha that finances terror from Africa to Syria to Europe to Asia. This may, possibly, help explain how Huma Abedin, despite her various documented family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, became one of Hillary's closest confidants. Huma was her Deputy Chief of Staff at the State Department, and before that her "body woman." Under Hillary's tenure, State even befriended the international mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Jazeera superstar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, in order to negotiate with the Taliban.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar
Carnegie Mellon has a substantial footprint in Qatar. They offer no less than five majors of study, including Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Computational Biology, Computer Science, and Information Systems.
This may sound relatively harmless (or not), until you remember that that Carnegie Mellon is partnered with the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security for project involving cyber security, including preventing cyber attacks. As Carnegie Mellon's website explains:
"The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI's core purpose is to help others make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities."
While the SEI is not physically in Qatar, Carnegie Mellon Qatar clearly has leveraged the expertise of their parent university, which is integral to the nation's cyber security.
Boeing, America's preeminent aerospace manufacturer, as well as a critical military contractor, is described by one senior executive as in a kind of "marriage" with Qatar. Said their Vice President for Sales, "The relationship is very strong; it's kind of like a marriage. Sometimes things are okay and sometimes you're fighting a little bit." Not only does Boeing sell commercial airliners, such as the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, to Qatar Airlines, which has grown faster than any airline in the world in recent years, but also Apache attack helicopters.
The largest American oil company has been in Qatar since the early 1990s. Helping the al-Thanis exploit the world's third largest natural gas reserves (behind Iran and Russia, incidentally two of their greatest geopolitical foes), as of 2010 ExxonMobil had approximately 550 employees in Qatar. Qatargas, the state monopoly LNG company for which ExxonMobil works, had revenues of $37.2 billion in 2011. So intertwined in the affairs of Qatar is the company that in 2013, they sponsored the "Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2013," an annual tennis tournament, for the 19th straight year.
As has been noted in previous articles, these universities and companies are just a taste of the American involvement with Qatar. Other notable presences include (the foreign policy think tank) The Brookings Institution, Weill Cornell Medical College, Texas A&M, Northwestern University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
To support the hunt for the Nigerian girls, Obama has pledged reconnaissance drones. Nevermind that NATO airstrikes were deployed to remove Gaddafi, who had, following 9/11/2001 been cooperating with U.S. authorities. The plight of these children apparently do not merit American military might. Meanwhile Canada, a nation which many perceive as the paragon of a peaceful international nation, has sent special forces to aid in the search (albeit, allegedly, they will not engage in any fighting). Meanwhile, a very recent report has suggested that all of North Africa is on the verge of political catastrophe: "Instability and insurgent network activity across Northern Africa in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Morocco and Tunisia — and the proliferation of that type of activity into and across Europe — has been increasingly worrying security officials in recent years."
Considering the larger picture of American entanglement in Qatar – the only open supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, the financiers of terror, a nation which profits handsomely from slavery and narcotics while purporting to be holy rollers – is it any surprise that we find ourselves routinely on the side of Qatar and their Islamist insurgent groups? Whether in Libya, or Syria (where rebels are now observed firing American missiles), or Nigeria, the United States under Obama's leadership has predictably acted as mercenaries for the Muslim Brotherhood and their various manifestations across the globe. To stop this will be tantamount to challenging some of the most revered American institutions, including the preeminent airline manufacturer and oil companies, the American military (who has two massive bases there), the State Department, and a sizable chunk of academia. Yet if nothing is done, chaos, the chaos that makes smuggling humans and drugs so much easier (and more profitable), will continue to spread.
Finally, it should not be considered taboo to suggest the Obama administration is on the wrong side of this battle, wittingly, willfully, and wholeheartedly. According to an article in The Daily Beast:
"The dispute inside the intelligence community falls along familiar lines about al Qaeda. The White House has emphasized the distinctions between al Qaeda's core and its affiliates and other aspiring jihadists, who the White House sees as operating almost entirely independent of the central group.
However, another faction inside the U.S. intelligence community—one that comprises the current leadership of the Defense Intelligence Agency and others working in the military—see al Qaeda as a flatter organization that coordinates between nodes and operates through consensus in the model of an Islamic Shura council."
The time for wondering whether there is a coordinating body at work for the global jihad is over. Qatar fulfills this role, and the Defense Intelligence Agency seems to understand that.
Following the pattern of so many military commanders working for this administration, on April 30, the Chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency for the past two years, Lt. General Michael Flynn, announced he would be retiring at the end of the summer.[1] The Naxali are a Maoist insurgency group based out of eastern India. They have been known to cooperate with the Pakistani ISI, a supporter of Islamic terrorism as well as the protectors of Osama bin Laden, as well as the Abu Sayyaf Group, an al Qaeda group in the Philippines.
see part 1: The Nigerian Connection: Boko Haram, Obama and Qatar


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So a quick update. Yes, my father's house is ok, for now. For those of you just tuning in - my father lives literally across the street from the Rice Canyon fire's origination point. he was evacuated, and he and his wife and their dog are in a hotel in the OC safe and sound. we think their house is ok as the firefighters apparently stopped it before it changed directions on that street, but they just won't know till they can get back in to see. He lives on a golf course and the groundskeepers and he spoke and indicated that things look ok for now. Lets hope they contain the fire (15% now) before the wind shifts.
A church in Malibu in which some dear friends were married, was burned... other friends houses are on the wait and see list. I'm relatively sure a house my family used to own, but doesn't any more in Running Springs is gone. And to think it is almost all due to arson (or that's what they say.) I was just in LA before the fires started, rented a convertible and was enjoying the sunshine.. I was even in Malibu Friday night..
strange the way the world turns.. more as I know it - but if any of you lost or have friends who have lost my heart goes to them. Fire is quite instant, unforgiving and there's no do-over button.
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I upped my intake of fruit and vegetables, and cutting out milk from my coffee and not having tea anymore meant I made sure I was eating cheese with certain meals so I was getting the calcium (I weigh every piece so I am not going too OTT on the calories).
I also increased eggs in my diet. I have always had an on off relationship with eggs. I can go a while without eating them and then eat them every single day. So since my healthy eating kick I have made sure that eggs are part of my lunch or dinner every day.
Egg nutrition isn't something I was completely aware of before and I didn't realise how good and how beneficial eggs can be to our diet. After reading the information given by British Lion Eggs I have found out that they are high in proteins, vitamins and minerals. I've been really thinking about the different ways I can cook them and serve them and have found some new weird and wonderful combinations.
Scrambled eggs are no longer cooked with butter and milk but simply with a small spoonful of Ricotta cheese. They are also beautiful scrambled together with black grapes...yeah I know, weird but really, it works.
One of my favourite meals, and this really surprised me as I hate bananas, is the banana pancakes (recipe here). The fact that is is full of goodness, is easy to make and just includes two simple ingredients makes this so perfect for a busy mum wanting to not only eat well herself, but to also feed her children good food too.
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Battles with Small occurred on a daily basis. Many of them never left the confines of my head but they were still there.
I learnt that the best way to minimise, or at least quickly resolve, these battles was to try and see things from Small's perspective, to put myself in Small's shoes/booties/socks and try to imagine the incident from his point of view.
The thing I had to take on board was that Small was not a mini me. He did not have adult reasoning and experience. He had needs that were urgent, immediate even. I had received some training in this area from having a pregnant wife. He also has no concept of responsibility or accountability. He was the only thing that mattered and he had no thought for others, or even any concept of others in the early weeks.
So, based on that, was there any point raging that Small would not take his bottle or eat his food? Did I really think he was doing it just to thwart me? If I was trapped against the cliffs with the tide rising, would I rage at the moon or accept that it was the wrong time to be on the beach?
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My name is Paul Charbonneau, and aside from being the guy from whom you have trained your brain to ignore emails (check them out, they have been getting better), I am your ASOC President, or Student Body President if you prefer.
When I first found out I was to become the next ASOC President, I was terrified. I was terrified no one would take me seriously because I ran unopposed. I was terrified because we had one of the lowest turnout elections in recent history — although we saw a 283 percent increase in our most recent election — and had several spots vacant on our student government. I was concerned that as a cisgender straight white male I wouldn't be able to relate to or understand the issues my diverse constituency faces each day on campus. I was worried people would question my credibility because I was only approaching my sophomore year and taking on these large campus responsibilities, and would be the first sophomore ever to take on this big job. I was worried I would not be able to dedicate the time that this job requires while I was committed to two varsity sports. I should not have felt any of these things. I shouldn't have because I was one of the few thinking these things. I shouldn't have worried because historically at Occidental College there has been an apathy for student government. But there shouldn't be.
Odds are, unless you are the leader of a student service, club or organization that comes in to receive ASOC Senate funding or close to someone who serves on Senate you probably do not understand or care about what we do. For a student body where many people held student government positions in high school (even if that was just to look good on college applications), and on a campus where we have some of the most politically, socially engaged and active students in the nation, the fact that our own governance system has been neglected is puzzling.
It seems that some students who feel disenfranchised by the administration feel by extension disenfranchised by us. Whatever your feelings toward our administrative staff, being mad at us is equivalent to being upset with the person offering to give you a ride home (literally, we funded the new Bengal Bus app) when your ride doesn't come to pick you up.
These attitudes in the past have led to students not engaging with their student government. Due to the work of the four branches of ASOC this year these attitudes have slowly been changing for the better, a trend that if it continues, will benefit everyone. Here's why:
Every semester you pay $144 in student fees (which by the way is significantly less than our peer institutions) to fund Student Services and activities. If you want your club or service to take advantage of your taxes, you can request money from Associated Students of Occidental College Senate, Diversity and Equity Board, or Renewable Energy and Sustainability Fund. (Yes it is a process to get funding and you won't always get approved, but we are elected to be stewards of the student's money and if that means making you turn in forms and attend meetings and defend your case, then that is what is going to happen.)
We have a number of projects to serve you including the new food trucks on campus every Monday and Thursday at lunch, tables in the quad for you to write letters to your hometown congressperson, an initiative to provide free feminine hygiene products around campus, discount theater tickets, a textbook reserve program in the library that can help you avoid buying a textbook for your courses (which I am currently working to expand), free copies of The New York Times outside the Cooler and Green Bean, opportunities for students to serve on committees, and co-sponsor almost every event on campus. Currently we have many projects in progress, like finding new ways for students to engage with our Board of Trustees, adding a framework for getting new Student Services and creating ways for students to be involved with the fundraising efforts of Institutional Advancement.
– There are office hours by appointment for two First-Year Senators, two Sophomore Senators, two Junior Senators, two Senior Senators, and one ASOC President to answer any and all questions and receive your feedback, just simply email us! You can literally ask us anything, we know tons about this school and can put you in touch with the right people.
No, we cannot put air conditioning in Pauley (I tried), we cannot make the Marketplace hours longer (I tried), we cannot get Beyoncé for Spring Fest (did not try this one) and we cannot put a pub on campus (I tried really hard) because all of these issues are indeed much more complex than they appear on the surface. But I can work on the tangible things. I can sit in eight hours of Board meetings three times a year to be a better resource for the students. I can sign a letter telling Donald Trump to not mess with our community. I can schedule meetings with over 10 different administrators to make sure they hear a student voice before they make decisions. I can lock myself in a cabin for three days writing a speech to appropriately welcome the new first-year class and their families. Maybe you'll see my group for what we are. We don't get paid. We care. We are elected officials who take over five hours of their time each week to try to serve all of you. Maybe you won't care. Either way, we are still here to serve the 2,050 students that attend Occidental College. And we aren't going anywhere.
Paul L. Charbonneau
President, Associated Students of Occidental College


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