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Book Launch:
By Neha Sardana
Gerardo della Paolera, President, Global Development Network has welcomed all the members- Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank ; Anwarul Hoda, Acting Director, ICRIER, former Planning Commission Member & WTO, Deputy Director General; Mauricio Mesquita Moreria, Research Coordinator, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter- American Development Bank; Suman Bery, Director General, National Council for Applied Economic Research ; Saumitra Chaudhuri, Member- Planning Commission and Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; H.E.Juan Alfredo Pinto Saavedra, Ambassador of Colombia in India; Rajesh Chadha, Senior Fellow, National Council for Applied Economic Research and participants present at the Book Launch: "India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?" at The Claridges, New Delhi, held on Tuesday, 16 November, 2010. He said that "India :Latin America's Next Big Thing?" is the product of a collaborative research effort within the Trade and Integration Sector (INT) of the Inter-American Development Bank under the general supervision of Antoni Estevadeoral, Sector Manager. The report was coordinated and written by Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, INT Research Coordinator, based on research done within and outside the Bank. Then he invited Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank to give his opening remarks and addressed the participants at the Book Launch :"India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?".
Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank started his opening remarks by saying that economic historians when looking back at the 21st century will be probably talking about a seismic change in the world's economic geography led by Asia. They will not be just talking about Japan, Korea or China. It is very likely that India will be among the protagonists because of its extraordinary resources-most precious of all, the size and skills of its labor force-its resilient democracy and because of the impressive growth record the country has achieved in the last few decades.
India is not yet on the radar of most Latin American and Caribbean policymakers and businessmen, at least not to the same extent as China, the region cannot afford to continue to ignore the implications of its emergence. True, bilateral trade and investment have yet to acquire a critical mass and India has yet to become a major competitor in world markets for goods. It is with these facts in mind, and with the aim to better inform the Bank's and its stakeholders' policies, that the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank has prepared this report. The focus is on trade and investment between Latin America and the Caribbean and India. The motivation is to better understand and promote the potential for greater trade and integration between the two economies, while singling out the main obstacles that have so far blocked its realization. But that is not all. In its search for useful policy lessons, the report also looks at the strikingly similarities in the development strategies pursued by both economies and their frequently divergent results. It also delves into the competitive implications for LAC producers of the emergence of another one-billion-plus-people economy.
Lead Speaker: Mauricio Mesquita Moreria, Research Coordinator, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter- American Development Bank had given a power point presentation to address the participants attending the Book Launch "India :Latin America's Next Big Thing?". The presentation was comprised of five sections- (i) India's Growth Story: A Latin American Perspective (ii)The Bilateral Relationship: Trade, Investment and Cooperation (iii) Big Opportunities, Small Trade: Why so
(i) India's Growth Story: A Latin American Perspective
The background is needed for the analysis and present major highlights of India's growth over the last two decades. It is seen that both LAC and India followed a long and winding road back to world markets and ended-up paying a high price in term of growth forgone. It has been argued that whereas market-oriented reforms seem to be clearly behind India's take-off, their pace was slower and their scope was much more limited than similar reforms in LAC.
Figure 1 shows that from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s,-a period in which the inward-looking strategy was in full swing in India and most of LAC, India's growth performance was disappointing, even if we ignore East Asia for the moment and compare that country's performance with LAC. True, its growth was similar to the average for LAC, but it clearly lagged behind Brazil's and Mexico's, whose economies more closely approximate the size of India's. Why did India's economy lag behind those LAC "giants"? Short of a more sophisticated analysis, an important part of the answer may lie in the more intrusive nature of India's policy regime, epitomized by the "license raj," and in the partial reforms carried out by Brazil's and Mexico's trade regimes in the mid-60s and early '70s.
These reforms reduced the bias against exports by using heavy export subsidies, exchange rate devaluations, "drawback" regimes, and export-processing zones.6 If they did not change the inward-looking character of the strategy, they mitigated its worst side effects, putting prices more in line with the countries' comparative advantages, increasing local firms' exposure to the international market, and alleviating balance of payment constraints.
(ii)The Bilateral Relationship: Trade, Investment and Cooperation
The analysis of LAC-India bilateral trade, investment and cooperation is being made and assess its determinants, potential, and constraints. If trade theory is any guide, there seems to be a large potential for LAC to trade with India, and largely for the same reasons that its trade with China has taken off: India is, by any measure, a country that is relatively scarce in natural resources and abundant in labor, whereas most of LAC is the opposite. Moreover, size and the similarity of consumer preferences between the two economies can also provide powerful incentives to trade.
However, it is evident that both the volume and diversification of bilateral trade fall short of what is suggested by theory. This is particularly evident when China-whose endowments complement LAC's to the same extent as India's-is used as a benchmark. The high tariffs and transport costs and, to a lesser extent, the mismatch between India's exports and LAC's imports seem to be the main explanation behind this "missing trade."
India's average tariff on LAC's agricultural exports runs as high as 65.1 percent. These tariff barriers are considerably higher than those imposed by LAC on India's and China's imports . However, LAC's tariffs can also be considered important obstacles to trade since they remain well above the 4 to 6 percent OECD range and vary significantly across products. Moreover, these tariffs might understate the actual rate of protection, particularly against China, since a number of Latin American countries have recently been imposing non-tariff barriers against Chinese imports, mostly in the form of antidumping and special safeguards.
It has been argued that the benefits of actions to reduce these trade costs likely extend beyond trade. They will also provide firmer ground for boosting still limited bilateral investments. In addition, they will strengthen and consolidate the growing number of India-LAC cooperation initiatives in areas that include education, poverty alleviation, and joint action in international fora.
(iii) Big Opportunities, Small Trade: Why so Small?
For LAC, opportunities so far have taken the form of a vast new market for natural resources, largely mineral and agricultural. Demand has been driven not only by China's direct and massive needs, but also, and at least until recently, by China's contribution to a fast growing world economy. These two trends alone have helped to turn a low-growth region, with low savings and high budget and current account deficits, into a more dynamic economy driven by better fundamentals. On the import side, China has given LAC the opportunity to tap into a new and reliable source of cheaper manufacturing goods for producers and consumers.
For decades after its independence in 1947, India remained a relative backwater of international economic activity, with a large, but underutilized workforce and an economy that was all but closed to trade and investment. The population was predominantly rural and agrarian and most industries were heavily controlled-if not outright owned-by the national government. Severe import restrictions and heavy trade tariffs closed off the market to foreign products, and entrepreneurism on any scale beyond "mom-and-pop shops" was strangled by red tape. Hundreds of thousands of the best educated Indians left their country to seek better rewards for their talents.
Then, in the mid 1980s, India began to change course. First it made modest, "business-oriented" reforms. These were soon followed by an all-out attempt in the early 1990s to open up and deregulate the economy. In the less than 20 years since then, India has exploded into a regional, and even global, economic powerhouse, growing at between 6.5 percent and 8 percent over the last decade.2 This surge in growth put India among the ranks of the world's fastest growing economies. India's economic growth has been fueled by-and in turn, contributed to-its integration into the global marketplace. Trade in goods and services, which accounted for only a fraction of India's economy two decades ago, in 2007 comprised 46 percent of the country's GDP. Inward foreign investment has risen equally dramatically, from less than $100 million in 1990-91 to $32.5 billion in 2007-08, while portfolio investment shot up from $6 million to $29.4 billion during the same period. This report is focused on the main channel through which India's emergence is likely to be felt: trade and investment in goods and services.
(iv) The Competitive Challenges
The two main areas in which India poses, or is perceived to pose, a competitive challenge: Information Technology (IT) and Business, Professional and Technical (BPT) services and manufacturing. The contexts of these sectors are radically different. India is already a leading exporter of IT and BPT services, whereas LAC has yet to move into this area on an economically relevant scale. As such, this is not a situation in which LAC's position is being threatened by a powerful newcomer. Rather, LAC's chances to exploit a new income-generating opportunity-often mentioned as a safe haven from the Chinese manufacturing onslaught-hinge on its abilities to grow and compete under the shadow of a powerful incumbent.
India has yet to become a major exporter of manufactured goods, whereas LAC has already established players in an activity that accounts for a substantial share of the region's jobs and income and whose somewhat limited success in world markets is threatened by Chinese competition. The prospect of India's emergence raises the question of how the region's manufacturers can cope with the competition posed by yet another large labor-abundant country, whose pool of workers is nearly as large as China's, but which has yet to realize its undisputed potential, seems to have no other good option for generating jobs and eradicating poverty.
(v) Summary and Conclusions
The discussion ends on a note that the fundamentals exist for a strong trade relationship between the two regions. LAC has the natural resources that India needs to grow and thrive. As was the case with China, this "natural resource pull" should be strong enough to send bilateral trade soaring. Aside from this factor, similarity in demand patterns provides another good reason to trade, particularly in manufactured goods aimed at these two economies' vast low- and middle-income populations. The puzzle, then, is why has it not yet happened? In IT and BPT services, India cannot be seen as the new kid on the block. India is already a leading player, whereas LAC is still trying to become a significant member of the club. India's presence in high tech and labor-intensive goods has been increasing rapidly, both in the U.S. and world markets. There are also strong signs not yet captured by the trade data, but visible in outward FDI flows, that India is likely to play a more important role in the so-called medium technology industries, particularly in the automobile sector.


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HD27 - Study of Additional Reforms in the Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance Market Pursaunt to HB 1026 of 1996
Executive Summary:
House Bill (HB) 1026 of the 1996 Session of the General Assembly requires health insurers, health services plans and health maintenance organizations to guarantee the renewability of health insurance policies issued to individuals. This legislation continued the reforms begun in 1995 in the individual health insurance market when legislation was passed to reduce the maximum waiting periods for pre-existing conditions, and provide credit for waiting periods served in previous coverage.
The second enactment clause of HB 1026 directed the Joint Commission on Health Care, in cooperation with the Bureau of Insurance, to study additional reforms in the individual health insurance market, including, but not limited to, guaranteed issue and modified community rating for the Essential and Standard Health Benefits Plans. The bill also directed the Joint Commission to: (i) evaluate whether the Commonwealth has the authority to apply individual health insurance reforms to multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) and out-of-state group trusts and associations; and (ii) assess the impact of guaranteed issue reforms on the taxation of open enrollment carriers. In addition to the requirements of HB 1026, we also evaluated the results of the health insurance reforms previously enacted in the small group market.
Based on our research and analysis, we concluded the following:
• Thus far, the guaranteed issue and modified community rating reforms enacted in the primary small group (2-25 employees) market have had a minimal impact. Very few groups have purchased either the Essential or Standard Health Benefits Plans. A key reason for this is that the plans are difficult to market due primarily to the 21-day inpatient hospital benefit. To ensure that the plans are marketable today and in the future, a process for reviewing and updating the benefits and other features of the plans is needed.
• While Virginia has an open enrollment program for individuals to obtain coverage who may not be able to purchase coverage from other carriers, guaranteed issue and modified community rating of the Essential and Standard Plans in the individual market should expand access to coverage for some individuals.
• If guaranteed issue and modified community rating are required in the individual market, consideration should be given to extending these reforms to policies sold through out-of-state group trusts and associations. The provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) precludes the Commonwealth from extending these reforms to all but one MEWA operating in Virginia.
• Open enrollment carriers (Trigon, BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital Area (BCBSNCA) pay a reduced premium tax in return for providing coverage to all individuals regardless of their health status. If guaranteed issue products are required of all carriers, the principal reason for giving open enrollment carriers a tax advantage would be eliminated. Thus, if guaranteed issue is required of all carriers in the individual market, consideration should be given to requiring open enrollment carriers to pay the same premium tax as other carriers on premiums derived from individual contracts.
• There is a discrepancy in the tax status of the two open enrollment carriers with respect to tax payments on premiums derived from primary small groups (2-25 employees). Trigon pays the full 2.25% tax while BCBSNCA pays the reduced tax (.75%). Inasmuch as the tax treatment should be consistent for all open enrollment carriers, consideration should be given to applying the 2.25% premium tax on the primary small group premiums of BCBSNCA.
The recent passage of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes a number of insurance reforms that Virginia will need to enact to be in compliance with federal law. However, the federal legislation does not address the affordability of coverage at all. Despite the important changes that will occur as a result of the HIPAA, it is clear that the Commonwealth still must wrestle with the issues of accessibility and affordability of coverage for many Virginians.
Policy options were offered for consideration by the Joint Commission regarding four major issues: (i) establishing a process for reviewing and updating the Essential and Standard Health Benefits Plans; (in deciding whether to implement guaranteed issue and modified community rating in the individual health insurance market; (iii) addressing the tax status of open enrollment carriers as it relates to premium income derived from primary small groups; and (iv) addressing the tax status of open enrollment carriers should guaranteed issue be implemented in the individual market. These policy options are discussed on pages 37-39.
Our review process on this topic included an initial staff briefing which you will find in the body of this report followed by a public comment period during which time interested parties forwarded written comments to us on the report. In many cases, the public comments, which are provided at the end of this report, provided additional insight into the various topics covered in this study.

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Q&A With Brobassador Ron Hill-Wright
We caught up Bronami Brobassador and Downhill MTB athlete Ronja Hill-Wright (a.k.a Ron).
When did you start riding?
"I first picked up a mountain bike when I was 20. I started off racing cross country and endurance events but quickly realised pedaling was not my strong point and moved straight to gravity racing!"
When you aren't riding mountain bikes what do you get up to?
"Right now, if I'm not riding bikes, I'm training to ride bikes. I like to get to the local climbing gym with a few mates, look after my veggie garden and chill with my puppy when I get downtime."
If you could ride trails with anyone who would it be?
"My bestest trail buddy Alfie the dog. I'm not fussed on who's company I am in just as long as they are frothing as much as me."
Your gnarliest crash?
"Gnarliest crash was in Val di Sole, Italy, at the 2016 UCI MTB World Champs, Crashing my seeding run near the bottom of the course in high speed section I came off onto my hip, helicopter flight to the hospital and four nights under observation. Thankfully all bones stayed together but causing internal bruising in my lower abdomen and groin, needless to say not a lot fun."
Favourite trail?
"Changes all the time. At the moment it is a trail in the Whaka forest called Tumeke which in Maori means "Too Much". In the dry it's a flowy, tight, native piece of singletrack. In the wet it's a bit like a mudslide in slow motion. Excellent both ways. "
Best post-ride meal?
"Poached eggs on freshly made potato rosties."
Secret to finishing an Enduro race?
"Keep your fuel up – don't forget to eat and drink."
Your best piece of advice to someone starting out?
"Always play around on your bike. Not only is this fun, it also builds good bike control and helps you to find your limits. There is nothing wrong with getting out of your comfort zone but the key to staying on your bike is knowing how much is too much."
A Donut or a Kale Smoothie for breakfast?
"Donut Smoothie."
Stay up to date with what Ron gets up to by following her on social media.
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The month of October 2013 finished in the top 10 of the warmest Octobers on record for the United Kingdom, dating back to 1910.
According to the U.K. Met Office, the mean temperature for the United Kingdom in the month of October wrapped up at 11.2 degrees Celsius (52.2 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 1.7 degrees C above average.
This makes October 2013 the ninth warmest October on record and now five of the top ten warmest Octobers across the region have occurred since the year 2000.
Nights were also unusually mild across the U.K. with many locations yet to report their first frost of the season.
The month of October is also notable for being unusually cloudy and wet, which can be partially responsible for the above-normal temperatures. According to the Met Office, October 2013 was the wettest October across England since 2000.
Sunshine hours across the U.K. only reached 83 percent of the long-term average, while rainfall across the region reached 127 percent of normal for the month.
Trends for the week ahead indicate a wet and stormy weekend for the U.K. before high pressure building in next week results in a fair amount of sunshine and warm afternoons with clear and cool nights.
AccuWeather.com's Winter Forecast for the United Kingdom predicts near to above-normal temperatures persisting into the new year, indicating that this stretch of milder-than-usual weather may linger for months to come.


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"That dog just said woof"
I rolled my eyes.
"Brilliant observation Willis. A dog barked like a dog. Thanks for sharing," I said, pouring sarcasm into every word.
My best friend, my only friend, glared at me from under his moppish fringe.
"No, Art," he replied patiently, in a tone suggesting he was explaining to an idiot that water is wet, "the dog spoke. It said 'Woof'"
I stared blankly at him for a moment. Then I switched my gaze to the dog in question. It had stopped at the mouth of an alley and I'll swear to my dying day that when it realized we were studying it intently, the dog muttered "Shit!" before it bolted down afore-mentioned alley.
"Follow it!" I shouted, pointlessly it turned out, as Willis was already past me and gaining speed.
I pounded along in pursuit. We'd been trying to find a lead for weeks, and couldn't afford to let the hound escape. Believe it or not, a talking dog wasn't the ends we pursued, so much as a means to an end. The dog was a symptom which we hoped would lead us to a very particular cause.
Willis and I appeared to most people to be unemployed. The fools. We were, more correctly, employed in a great and noble cause. We guarded humanity against everything they couldn't understand, countenance or comprehend. Not just ghosts or ghouls, oh no. Incursions from different dimensions, harbingers of…whatever the plural of apocalypse is; you fail to name it, we put ourselves in direct opposition to it. At last count, we'd saved the world seven times. The fact that you've never heard of us just proves how good we are.
All the portents suggested something big was coming. The signs hinted at impending doom. Frankly, I'd have preferred something more concrete. Like an anonymous text saying "Prepare for the zombie apocalypse." Or a billboard warning of a plague of locusts on May 18th. Alas, the world is seldom fair.
A talking dog is a definite sign that something odd is occurring. Fortunately for us, the alley was a dead end. Unfortunately for us, the dog had really sharp teeth.
We prevailed, which explains how an hour later we found ourselves wishing we hadn't. Willis and I share a flat. Simple, some would say bare, with basic furniture (some would say upturned crates and pallets). The dog was tied securely to the table by all four paws. I was stood in the corner of the room, video camera trained on the dog. Willis was sat a few paces away, glaring at the dog and dabbing grazes on his arm with iodine.
"Okay," I announced to the room at large, "interrogation begins approx. three pm."
"What's a prox?" asked Willis.
The dog wheezed. Or chuckled. Probably chuckling.
"It means approximately, Willis," I explained, "Saves time."
Willis blinked.
"This is saved time? Whatever Art," he replied.
I hate that technically he was right.
"Subject is apparently a canine, suspected of human speech," I continued, "Officers Art and Willis present. Go ahead Willis."
Willis nodded.
He placed his hands on the edge of the table, then screamed in the dog's face.
"What the fuck!" exclaimed the dog, then muttered, "Oh bugger."
"Did you get that Art?"
"Sure did. Nice job," I congratulated Willis.
Willis grinned smugly at the suspect. We had him, and he knew it.
"What are you, then?" I asked the apparent pooch.
The mutt remained stoically silent.
Willis circled the table, slowly, almost nonchalantly.
"We know you aren't an ordinary dog," he said calmly, "so you might as well level with us. We won't necessarily hurt you, we're just trying to find out what's coming."
The dog sighed, sounded tired.
"Willis, I'm you," he said.
We stared at the dog. At each other. Back to the dog.
"I'm from three days into the future! I've come back to give you, me, us…to deliver a warning," dog-Willis continued.
We've seen a lot of peculiar stuff, Willis and I, but this was hard to swallow. Time travel was a first for us.
"Why are we a dog?" Willis asked.
Dog-Willis whined, snuffled uneasily.
"We…we don't exactly have a body anymore, in my time," he explained sadly.
Willis shot me a frown.
"Thanks a bunch, Art," he said bitterly.
"Oi! It might not have been my fault," I retorted. I asked dog-Willis, "Was it my fault?"
"Sort of," dog-Willis replied.
"A-HA" yelled Willis.
"I mean," dog-Willis continued, "if you hadn't of died tomorrow, you could have probably stopped me from sticking that device on my head."
"A-HA!" I yelled, pointing triumphantly at Willis.
He shrugged, said very calmly, "You heard me, if you didn't die then I wouldn't be a dog."
I gaped, speechless. Nothing new, when trying to to argue with Willis.
"Wait," I turned back to the Willis-hound, "I'm going to die tomorrow? How? Why!?"
He shrugged, "No idea."
"Why don't you know?"
"You vanished. Vanish. And then you die. Died. I don't know, it was pretty irresponsible of you."
I threw my hands in the air, exasperated.
"But why are we a dog?" Willis asked.
"I can't tell you," Willis replied.
"Sanctity of the timeline?" Willis asked.
"No, I just don't understand what the hell happened," Willis replied.
"Can we focus," I interjected, "on what's going to happen?"
Willis and Willis both looked at me.
"I die, circumstances unknown. Then you turn into a dog and travel back in time to give us a warning. Great; warn us about what?"
Willis-hound cleared his throat.
"Art. You're going to die tomorrow."
I screamed.
"Now, Art. Calm down. Panicking about your impending doom isn't going to help," Willis said impatiently.
"You're both arseholes," I bit back bitterly.
"What exactly leads to us becoming a dog?" Willis asked himself.
"I wanted to help Art-no idea why, he's kind of a dick-so I found this guy on the internet who said he could view the past. I thought I could at least find out what happened, maybe exact bloody vengeance on his killer."
I interrupted, "Wait, you said you didn't know what happened."
"Well, no. Because once I got there, I thought maybe he could send me back instead. He said it would be too dangerous, but I convinced him to try. And he was right. My body, like, disintegrated. But I was still there. This weird window the guy used to see the past showed the street we saw me on, so I tried to go through it. I kind of floated around until I saw that dog. It looked familiar, so I tried, uh, to move into it. And it worked. And here I am. Warning you." Here Willis-hound glared at me.
I sighed.
"Sorry. Thank you Willis. I'm just a little on edge. Impending doom, ya know."
I paced. I was worried. I had no idea why but I was about to die. Given our line of work there were any number of possibilities. Add to that, my genius partner apparently absented himself so if there was an impending apocalypse, nobody was around to stop it.
"What state was my body in?" I asked Willis-hound.
"You were decapitated. They didn't find your head."
I rubbed my neck, a little uneasy. That sounded rather painful.
"No other weirdness?"
Willis-hound cocked his head.
"Not…especially. Well. There was a strange message."
I could feel my calm slipping further away.
"A message?" I asked, trying to sound reasonable.
"Yeah. It's what gave me the idea to find out what happened. It was butned into the wall; the words 'Find out what happened' and a url."
"Willis," I said through gritted teeth, "Was it the url that led you to the time window guy?"
"Yeah. I figured you must have left the message to lead me to your killer. Didn't work out though. Nice work, genius."
I lost my temper then. I'd had enough, and was good and ready to tear into Willis-hound. Never got that chance though. There was a brilliant flash at that point and a thunderous bang.
A figure stepped out of the smoke, coughing. He-maybe it-wore a hood that obscured his-its-face and was carrying a large case of some sort.
"I come with a warning!" said the figure.
I wanted to cry.
"What's in the box?" Willis asked.
"My head," the figure replied.
He threw off his hood. He was old, very old. And he looked ofdly familiar.
"But I can see your head," Willis replied.
The old man sighed. I sighed too.
"Art! He's you." Willis said, "I'd recognize that sigh anywhere."
I turned to me.
"What's going on? Who cut off our head?"
"I did," I replied. Old me, I mean.
"I assume you have a reason for doing so. And that the explanation is compelling enough to persuade me to allow you to decapitate yourself," I said.
At this point my head hurt so much that I wouldn't have minded having my head cut off.
"Not really," I, he, old me replied, "This is just the way I recall events occurring."
"You mean," I stopped, rubbed my temples, "You're saying I travel back from the far future and cut off my young self's head, then take the head and leave a message for my highly suggestible and irresponsible partner so that he'll get his body disintegrated and project his consciousness back in time into a dog so he can warn me I'll die. All so you can bring my head back to this point. And you do this, if I'm following, because that's what you remember happening?"
Old man me shrugged.
"I was expecting it to make sense once I got here," he said.
Willis frowned.
"This is a nasty tangle," he said, "There must be a reason you did all this Art, but for the life of me I don't see why. You've made a fine mess."
"This was all your idea," he said.
"I don't even believe in predestination!" I shouted.
Willis-hound cocked his head.
Old man-me looked uncomfortable.
"I won't do it!" I screamed, "I refuse to travel back in time and cut off my own head!"
Old man-me and Willis-hound blinked out of existence.
Willis looked at me and shrugged.
"You must have meant it," he said.
I shook my head.
"Willis," I said, sounding very tired, "sometimes I wonder if maybe the world deserves to be saved."
He shrugged again, said, "What else are we going to do? Get jobs in a burger joint? This is fun!"
He had a point.
"Promise me one thing," I said.
"Sure, buddy."
"No time travel."


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- This is a 27.77 mi Bike Ride in Milford, DE, United States. The Bike Ride has a total ascent of 42.86 ft and has a maximum elevation of 61.22 ft. This route was created by patrolmankato on 06/29/2007. View other Bike Rides that patrolmankato has done or find similar maps in Milford.
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Chicago PD Sued for Deleting Footage, Strip Searching Citizens Over Cop Car Crash• Photography Is Not a Crime
Chicago Police Captain Kevin Navarro was driving a marked police car down the wrong way of a busy street when he collided head-on with a motorcycle last year.
The incident just happened to be caught on camera because a group of citizens had been video recording their friend on the motorcycle.
And they continued shooting photos and videos of the aftermath, documenting the police SUV in the wrong lane.
But by the time a multitude of cops showed up to the scene, they began arresting the citizens with cameras and deleting their footage.
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What can one expect? These cops work for the Obama people.
Not just cops. Cameras. Everywhere. All the time. Been doing it for 17 years.
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Reiki Training Level 2 Course
Level 2 Course: £260
- 2 Days from 9.30am until 5pm
Reiki is a Japanese holistic light touch energy-based treatment. Working to re-establish a normal energy flow throughout your system, which can in turn enhance the body's innate healing ability.
The Level 2 Workshop is only for students that have completed the level 1 course. On this level 2 course you will review what you have already learnt in your first level, we will have to opportunity to address any questions or concerns that have come up since then. This course will also deepen your knowledge about all aspects of Reiki and introduce new areas such as distance healing and increase your vibrational energy. The methods taught to you on this 2-day workshop will open pathways to heal not only yourself, friends and loved ones but also you will be able to offer professional Reiki treatments to the public
Small group classes ensure you will feel comfortable and confident and you will progress quickly, and will have the opportunity to ask any questions that you need to.
All courses include a manual and certificate, please bring a packed lunch and snacks.
I currently offer Reiki courses in Colchester, Essex.
Please contact me to find out the available running courses & to organize a time that suits you!
*An additional flat fee of £95 + travel expensive is payable for 1-2-1 tuition in your own home.
* Non-scheduled 1-2-1 and weekend courses at our venue cost an additional 25% of the normal course fee.
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The experts will prepare and coordinate documents that are expected to be signed at a meeting of the heads of the chambers of commerce and industry on June 1-3 in Yerevan. The documents include agreements on economic integration, cooperation of small and medium-sized business, business information exchange between the chambers of commerce and industry and developing cooperation in arranging exhibitions.
Representatives from the chambers of commerce and industry of Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine will take part in the meeting. Azerbaijan refused to take part in this session.


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This weekend I will be traveling with fellow Bennington alum, Joe Stracci, back into the mountains of Vermont. There is an alumni celebration of some yearly landmark, that the Bennington Writing Seminars has been in existence for some number of years. To be honest, I am not sure.
And, yes, while this is exciting and certainly worthy news, there is a less-exciting and more meaningful reason for me and my classmates to be there. A dear friend and classmate, Retha, passed away a few months ago, losing a long and difficult battle with cancer. Her smile was the best. It was holistic. Therapeutic. Her laugh would roll through a room like a bowling ball. She loved her wine and on nights when she wasn't drinking, she loved her tea. Whenever you would see her, no matter what was going on, she just had the ability to light you up like a Christmas tree.
So this weekend our class is traveling back into the mountains to hold a memorial for her. We will read her work, remember her in hopefully humorous and beautiful ways. After the memorial, there will be much libation and celebration. For a terrific friend, a real writer, soaring spirit, and badass chick.
Godspeed and cheers.
This is the Bennington effect.
And these are the hooligans that will be causing mischief in Retha's name.
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Get the Right Help for Rain Gutter Installation
If you have a home, you need to have that home set up to house you and your family in the best way. If you have just moved into a home and that home does not have rain gutters in place, you need to find someone who will help you get set up with just what you need. It is important for your home to be ready for all that is to come, and you need to find someone who will set the place up with rain gutters and who will do that in a good way.
As you are choosing someone who will handle your rain gutter installation work, look for someone who will take care of what you need to have done before it becomes an issue. You do not want to live through a rainfall without rain gutters before you get help, so you need to find someone who will come to you right away and take care of your home for you. Look for someone who will handle things for you in good timing.
When you are looking for help in regard to your new home and the rain gutter installation work that you would like to have accomplished, look for someone who is used to working on homes and who knows how a rain gutter works. Look for someone who understands the task that is before them and who will make sure that they give your home all of the right help. There is someone out there who will put rain gutters on your home in a good way.


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I am finally completely financially independent here. The ONE thing that I had been really worried about, is now taken care of. Job, work permit, and finally, a bank account. Now I am done! I have a long post due on how an expat wife with no relevant skills (yes, I don't think too highly of myself ya right.) can find The Job, and get done with related paperwork in Malaysia without depending on hearsay. Mainly because most of the things you read and hear and begin to believe, are wrong. But today, I don't feel like talking about serious stuff.
Today I want to talk about this newfound love I have developed for shoes. Anyone who knows me in real life, also knows that I am a very chappal person. I graduated from ugly black Nike sneakers (the only type of shoe I had in college. I bought 3 pairs over 4 years and they were all the same) to chappals 5 years ago. The most colourful things I wear are chappals. Kolhapuri – silvery, coppery, bright blue, red. Jute. Embroidered. Osho. The works. I used to hate shoes because I felt really confined in them. The best I can do with footwear at a formal do is stilletos. Black. Simple. Easy to wear, easy to breathe in. But then again, anyone who knows me also knows that I am a kurta person. Cotton. Linen. Silk. Kurtas. Chappals. Bliss.
But when you find yourself being thrust into business suits instead of kurtas just so you blend in, and you have always hated how flats and open footwear look with western formals, you don't really have a choice but to notice shoes in malls. Those red, maroon, black, silken, leather, peep toes, closed, bright blue shoes. My dad used to find my obsession with collecting chappals in the shoe shelf we used to share back in Bombay days, very weird. If he knew my plan for salary days now, he'd probably take me to a doctor.
All I really want is to fill that shoe shelf in my house with shoes this time around. All colours, all brands. I will kill myself with shoe bites, but shoes will be bought. I cannot wait.


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In-Tend e-Sourcing Management System
Project details
The In-Tend web based systems are designed for our procurement community to deliver excellence in class. They will enable Buyers and Procurement Services to meet the demands made upon them throughout their function. The system will manage the conception of the demand for a product or service through to managing the contract during its live status and on to the end of its life.
The In-Tend e-Sourcing Management System comprises the following modules:
• Total visibility of all tenders and relevant information (subject to rights and permissions) giving greater management control
• Easy to use Quick Quote and Mini Competition templates to capture all devolved purchasing activity thereby reducing risk
• Shortened EU timetable
• 'One Click' Publishing to web site/s and OJEU
• Correspondence Wizard quickly distributes information to Tenderers – incoming correspondence can be quickly replied to, either to just the sender or to all tenderers. Each piece of correspondence is linked in a tree view so that you can see at a glance and interrogate the thread of questions and answers
• Document Wizard ensures the correct documents are used – this feature is across all modules
• Suppliers responsible for keeping pre qualification information up to date
• Standard Text feature saves imputing time – this feature across all modules
• Automatic assessment through XML questionnaires and score sheets. Questionnaires can be split into sections with weighted scoring and access to these sections can be restricted to certain members of the evaluation team
• Save time handling large numbers of Expressions of Interest
• Actions can be placed on staff and monitored through the system
• History function provides management information and ease of reference audit trail
• Audit functions tracks suppliers use of the web site
• Improved continuity when staff are absent
• Remote access for all levels of management
• System mirrors formal opening procedures and speeds up the recording of bids
• Facilitates collaboration with other Stakeholders
Quick Quotes – Mini Competitions
Within the E-Tendering module all tenders can be captured from full OJEU tenders to mini tenders and simple quotes giving visibility to all purchasing within the organisation. This new In-Tend Release automates the process of creating quotes and mini tenders through the use of our Template Wizard Technology. Personnel with no experience of using the In-Tend system are given access to our on line training Videos and within a matter of minutes are able to use the system to conduct Quoting and Mini Competition exercises.
Features of the In-Tend Quick Quotes
• Quotes can be Open or Closed exercises
• Automatic Assessment routines
• Quotes are viewed on line with price comparison reports
• Correspond securely with your suppliers
• Full Audit Trail
Features of the In-Tend Mini Competitions
• Suppliers chosen from Approved lists or framework agreements
• Tenders can be locked away in a secure vault
• Automatic Assessment routines
• Correspond securely with your suppliers
• Full Audit Trial
Contract Management
• Total visibility of all contract information across the organisation.
• Contract information fields and documents can be given restricted access
• Fully integrated into the Tendering Module – all relevant information at your finger tips
• Define your own contract fields of information – no limit to the amount of information recorded
• Set up Contract Templates - for consistency of information
• Email prompts for contract renewals – user defined reminders periods no straying into contract notice periods with subsequent financial penalties
• Email reminders for document expiry dates – contract managers and suppliers are prompted to maintain their contract information
• XML questionnaires to track KPI's with score sheets – valuable information at review meetings
• Schedule of reminders can be set up for KPI Questionnaires to cover the review period
• Action functionality – prompts for all contract milestones
• Secure storage for all contract documents – holds all document revisions
• Correspondence Wizard tracks and links all related contract correspondence
• Suppliers, if desired, can express interest from the contract register saving time managing supplier requests for tendering opportunities.
• Publish contract information onto the web portal – all FOI request can be directed to the web site
• Expression of Interest from the Contract Register – cuts out supplier phone calls and the need to keep records for potential tenderers
Active Bidding (e Auction)
• Auto set up provides Active Bidding Stage Defaults
• Forward and Reverse Auctions can be run*
• 4 types of events can be run – controls what information is given to the bidders
• Define the bidding range
• Set the maximum and minimum bid adjustment
• Auction extension to stop late bids winning the event
• Bid summary report graphing the bid event
* Forward auctions can be used to sell off obsolete equipment putting money back into the organisations budget
Web Portal
The web portal is branded to the organisations own corporate identification and has a public area for advertising contracts and tenders and a private area where suppliers gain access through a registration process to view tender documents.
There are a number of benefits for suppliers which include;
• No cost to participate
• Reduction in Postage/Paper Costs
• Various ways to return documents
• Confidence that the documents have been received
• More time to complete the bid documents
• All returns and communications can be conducted through the In-Tend e-tendering portal
• Data security
• Web site is continuously updated with the progress of suppliers Tender
• Suppliers can maintain their pre-qualification information stopping the repetitive completion of pre qualification questionnaires
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Found a nice, loaded, 92 Taurus wagon on Craigslist for $800. It has a 3.8 in it. I'm wondering if anyone has attempted a fwd SC swap? I have an extra motor from my 90 and a late model blower. I'm thinking 3.8 SC, SHO 5 speed and related parts and I could have a pretty cool sleeper. My only concerns are hood clearance and the fwd 3.8's have a balancing shaft. Anyone know how important they are?
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*** 2018 Special***Reserve this awesome home for a week and take $100 off the base rate.... Also with this special, receive FREE Housekeeping and FREE Linens.... Excludes Tank Top Season.....Call Better Beach Rentals at 910-278-1147 and reserve today!!!!!
Beautiful newly remodeled home in the old Yaupon Beach section of Oak Island. Enjoy the shade from the lovely Live Oak canopy. This happy brightly colored home sets off a relaxing atmosphere that leaves you wanting to stay longer. Upstairs is large and open with the kitchen and family room allowing for conversations between them, not leaving anyone out. The split design gives families privacy with 2 bedrooms and a bath on each side. Downstairs has a wonderful extra 5 bedroom suite. This is great for teens or for those who have a difficult time with stairs. Underneath the home is a great covered place that adds to your living area. There large Carolina room upstairs with extra windows, is perfect for enjoying a morning coffee or an afternoon drink at the tiki bar in the corner of the room. Just a short stroll down the street is the direct beach access. Wireless internet. Ceiling fans, and ready for your family. Come visit this home for a perfect Atlantic Bliss.H/K & Linens are included with a week reservation. Non-Smoking.
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One thing I want to mention is that on the main level of the house is 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. On the ground level, there's a bedroom and bathroom that is not attached to the main house (must walk outside and use outside stairs, all covered) The bedroom is private and easily accessible for someone who doesn't like stairs or someone who wants a private room. The home was perfect and the neighborhood was quiet.
We have rented this property 2x and have been beyond satisfied both times. The house has everything you need in the kitchen, it is like being at home. The space is perfect for multiple or big families looking for enough room for all to relax. The beach is just a straight shot 2 blocks away. Oak Island is a great family retreat when you do not wish for the hustle and bustle of big beach towns/boardwalks. I rented this through Better Beach Rentals and any issues that existed were resolved in a very timely manner. If your looking for a house to be able to include the whole family then this is it.


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Recently top actress Nayanthara walked on the red carpet at Vijay Awards and dazzled in that sleeveless blouse and saree avatar to receive the Best Actress award. When everyone is expecting her to turn up in similar fashion at Filmfare Awards as well on last Sunday night at Hyderabad, she didn't.
It's now revealed that Tamil movie artists association, the Nadigar Sangam, has actually stopped these actors from attending Filmfare event. Not just Nayantara, but also the likes of Karthi, Simbu and Kushboo who have won the awards have boycotted the event and didn't attend. Wonder why?
Actually, Nadigar Sangam laid a rule that any awards ceremony that happens should give some donation to artists association and producers council. They felt that its right to make such demand because these Awards Organisers spend a crore or two and earn more than 5 crores as profit from the whole setup. That's the reason Vishal led Nadigar Sangam carved out a resolution asking actors and actress to ban awards functions if they don't donate.
The likes of Colours TV, Vijay TV Awards and Galatta Dot Corn Award ceremonies that took place recently have donated big to Nadigar Sangam and hence these starts turned up there. And it looks like Filmfare didn't, so they skipped it. We have to really appreciate their unity and wonder if Telugu Film Industry could come up with such resolutions?


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Shiny Objects — No. 8
1. Deutschland83
Sundance TV is the place to see this terrific German-language series set in Cold War 1983. Jonas Nay is the charming star of this multi-layered spy story set in East and West Germany amid intense threat of nuclear war. There are all kinds of plot twists and switchbacks that will keep you guessing. The series — which Grantland's Andy Greenwald has proclaimed the best TV series of the summer — is five episodes into an eight-episode run (at least for the first season).Underlying the storylines is the penetration of synthpop into pop culture at that time, and listeners my age will fondly remember some of those songs (including "99 Luftballons"). There's a great scene where Nay's character — who grew up insulated from progress in East Germany — discovers the joys of a Sony Walkman while undercover in West Germany.
Unless you understand German, "Deutschland83" requires full attention to read the subtitles interpreting fast-paced storylines. But like "The Wire" and "Game of Thrones," you'll be rewarded for your focus.
2. "Paul Weller: Four Decades and Three Perfect Songs"
I grew up adoring The Jam's mod-infused punk and R&B, and count "Setting Sons" among my Top 10 favorite albums. I've only casually followed band leader Paul Weller's subsequent long careers in The Style Council and as a solo artist but respected his experimentation into new styles and refusal to spend too much time fondly recalling the past.
I'd argue with Weller's suggestion that he's written only three perfect songs, but admire that humbleness, which comes through loud in this "Soundcheck" interview.
3. Noel Gallagher on Loving 'Seinfeld,' Hating Most Everything Else
Noel Gallagher may be our last great rock star. He's talented, successful, opinionated and unbelievably funny. Now that Oasis is dead, he's focusing his energy on a new band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. With a new album to promote, he's been doing a series of interviews, including several with Rolling Stone that are illuminating and hilarious. Here's just one of the many funny bits in a recent Rolling Stone interview that capture's the directness that serve Gallagher well, and for better and worse:
Rolling Stone: Do you listen to much pop?
Gallagher: No. It's fucking awful. Modern pop music is bland nonsense. There isn't even a word yet that's capable of describing it. If it was a color, it would be beige. Do you know what color beige is?
Rolling Stone: I do, yeah.
Gallagher: It's like a milky brown. Not for me.
Rolling Stone: What about Taylor Swift? She's a pop star, but many people praise her talent as a songwriter.
Gallagher: [Laughs] Who says that? Her parents?
Rolling Stone: Lots of people.
Gallagher: Who's "people"? Name these people. You're fucking lying. She seems like a nice girl, but no one has ever said those words, and you fucking know it.
4. "5 Best Bourbons Under $10" and a memorable review for the worst
Paste Magazine does a pretty good job of covering stuff that interests me: music, TV, pop culture and booze. And that's where I stumbled across this gem by Asher Gelzer-Govatos that documents an interest band that gets little attention from liquor geeks: cheap liquor.
But the best bit about "5 Best Bourbons Under $10" is not the good stuff, but the "Two 'Bourbons' to Avoid at All Costs, Even in Case of Emergencies." Tucked at the end of his entertaining article is this memorable review of Kentucky Deluxe Blended Whiskey:
"... Somehow this influx of grain spirits does nothing to calm the flames of Kentucky Deluxe's rage. The moment it hits your tongue it commences a symphony of pain. I imagine it does to your digestive tract roughly what paint remover does to paint, except instantaneously.
Nor does the flavor make up for it. KD traffics exclusively in medicinal flavors, starting with the overpowering aura of rubbing alcohol that greets your nostrils upon smelling it. Not even cola can mask the taste; Interestingly, the combination tasted more like a gin and cola than a bourbon – albeit the cheapest, grossest gin you can imagine. Kentucky Deluxe should be avoided at all costs, unless you really dig the taste of medicine, in which case… nope, you're better off downing a bottle of witch hazel."
"Born to Drum" is the worst music book, possible the worst book, I have ever read. It's appallingly bad.
Yes, as a drummer I'm going to be overly critical about a book about drummers. But "Born to Drum" is criminally comical in its repeated exaggerations and sweeping generalizations of all things related to drumming. Author Tony Barrell regularly takes isolated instances of something he finds out of the ordinary (large numbers of tattoos, addiction, even memory loss) and then tries to link those oddities to some kind of extraordinary trend isolated to people who drum (even though guitarists, vocalists, bassists, etc., likely exhibit the same degree of behaviors). There's even a patronizing chapter on women drummers that stresses that women drummers shouldn't be singled out by their gender. Fine, but in the Acknowledgements, Barrell's list of thank-yous alphabetizes the male drummers he interviewed, then moves onto a separately alphabetized list of "some phenomenal female drummers."
There are a few interesting bits, such as some detail on complex time signatures in famous songs, but generally the book reads like poor self-published drivel. Sadly, respected publisher Harper Collins has its name on it.
Please, by all means, if you want a great book about drumming please consider "The Ultimate History of Rock 'n' Roll Drumming: 1948-2000" by Daniel Glass.
California Sunday magazine takes a deep and disturbing look into the "sovereigns" whose hatred of police and yearning for an alternative government is so intense that murder is seen as a calling rather than a last resort.
I won't spoil the ending, but this long story is worth the full read.
7. Josh Ritter's "Sermon on the Rocks"
Josh Ritter is one of those critically acclaimed but little known performers who consistently creates great music. Like Ron Sexsmith, he weaves detailed stories into beautiful song structures.
"Gettng Ready to Get Down" — no doubt inspired by Bob Dylan's 50-year-old "Subterranean Homesick Blues" in its folksy rap — taps into a variety of emotional and philosophical issues that color the debate over spirituality and the realities of life.
Ritters lays all tha tout in this conversation with NPR's Bob Boilen. He even talks about the title of his upcoming album, "Sermon on the Rocks." That's a phrase that can be defined several ways, but I'll take Ritter's view that it's a good pun for whiskey in an ice-filled glass.


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And I don't think there's anything wrong with instill activism in her now.
So last month, I told Amara about my plans to buy toys for some less fortunate kids in our area. I explained that some children weren't lucky enough to have toys like she did. Amara seemed to whole-heartedly understand and even appeared excited to help out. Even my aunt proudly stood with me when Amara turned down a toy in our donation pile because that would be one less toy for a needy child.
(And yeah, nevermind the fact that when it was time to actually drop off the toys for donation, Amara told me "Aunt Pat already bought them gifts. They don't need these toys too," in an attempt to keep a Disney Princess game I had gotten)
Anyhoo, Amara's school has a giving tree in its lobby. On our way to school Monday, Amara asked me about it, and I tried to break down the concept to a level a preschooler would understand. And did she ever understand! Amara was sad to hear that some kids didn't have food (specifically, she was upset that they didn't have candy). And now Amara has asked if we could buy them M&M's to make them happy!
That's my little girl!
So if you see a spoiled little girl at Christmas, let this serve as a reminder that she can be a kind, generous little Asian!
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Diversity and inclusion mean different things in different countries and to different people. At Nike, Diversity and Inclusion is what drives creativity and innovation. It takes every one of our over 30,000 employees working at the top of their game for Nike to reach its highest potential. And we know that outstanding teams are composed of diverse people, backgrounds and skill sets. Nike's ability to lead in innovation and creativity hinges on our ability to attract and retain the best global talent. Nike has appointed a Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Gina A. Warren, to lead efforts in support of Nike's Diversity and Inclusion vision. Nike's vision is for every team to be high-performing, diverse and inclusive. To achieve this vision, our strategy is to:
cultivate diversity and inclusion to develop world-class, high-performing teams ignite change and inspire critical conversations around diversity, inclusion and innovation create venues and environments for open dialogue, diverse opinions and a multitude of perspectives To develop a unified vision of what diversity and inclusion means to our company and to our employees, we asked them what they thought. Nike employees across the world articulated a consistent, four-pronged business case for diversity: Diversity drives recruitment of the most dynamic people. Diversity enriches the creativity and innovation that shapes the brand. Diversity grows competitive advantage.
Diversity heightens the stature and belief in the brand and within our culturally diverse consumer base. Nike's Diversity and Inclusion Team
We're an innovation company. We take risks. Our commitment to diversity is an integral part of who we are as a company, as well as how we contribute to the world around us. That's why we have a Diversity and Inclusion team dedicated to ensuring every team at Nike is diverse, inclusive and performing their best. Our Diversity and Inclusion team focuses on three areas:
Engaging Employees
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Developing Innovative Tools, Models and Designs
"Diversity and Inclusion is fundamental to Nike's performance. It's what makes us better. It's what makes us smarter. It helps our business grow and helps us connect with consumers." —Gina A. Warren, VP Global Diversity & Inclusion
The relationship between Nike's organisation and its environment Global Women's Leadership Council
As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, Nike also has a Global Women's Leadership Council (GWLC). The GWLC promotes and supports the career advancement of women within the company; the Council is focused on advocacy, building connections, catalyzing action, and measuring results. The Council plays an important role for Nike, as we work to become the employer and brand of choice for talented women around the world. Mentoring programs, flextime policies, and consistent representation of women are a few examples of how the GWLC helps support current and emerging women leaders at all levels throughout the company. The Council ensures Nike continues to be a great place to work. Employee Networks
Nike Employee Networks are designed to help Nike move toward greater diversity. In the U.S., six employee networks focus attention on important communities within Nike. The intended role of each network is to foster professional development, enhance work performance, identify mentors, assist in recruiting diverse professionals, develop increased community interaction, and encourage improved teamwork and interaction within and across work groups. Native American Employee Network
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Vatican use email to announce Pope's death
It took just minutes for the Vatican to alert the world's media of Pope John Paul's death -- using text messages and email so the 2,000-year-old Church could meet the new demands of real-time news.
Just a quarter of an hour after the Pope was pronounced dead Saturday at 9:37 p.m., the Vatican sent journalists an SMS message alerting them to a pending statement.
Television networks across the globe were already on standby a minute later when the email communique was beamed to a sea of state-of-the-art handheld computers, purchased by journalists at the suggestion of the Vatican.
"The Holy father died this evening at 21:37 in his private apartment," it said, in a simple Word document.
TV spectators across the globe learned of the Pope's death even before the thousands of faithful gathered in prayer below the Pope's window in St. Peter's Square.
Archbishop Leonardo Sandri only informed them minutes later and their reaction -- a long round of applause, an Italian custom -- was captured on television in real time.
During John Paul's life and after his death, the Vatican was at pains to accommodate the mass media, which closely followed the 84-year-old Pope's decline and spells in hospital.
Medical bulletins this year gave brief snapshots of the Pontiff's condition, growing increasingly pessimistic as they prepared the world for the worst.
It was a marked break from the secrecy surrounding previous pontificates, even as recently as the 1960s. The Vatican, for example, kept Pope John XXIII's inoperable stomach cancer secret until just a few days before he died in June 1963.
The Pope himself wrote in a February letter that the Church should not be shy of using the media, including the Internet, to spread its message, saying the "mass media can and must promote justice and solidarity."
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Dressed in the hides and furs of her people, Calira manages to make the primitive look sensual. With smoky eyes and full lips, she is well aware of her physical impact and seems to relish it. Intricate tattoos cover the left side of her midsection and part of her face. She has a wild, mischievous charm.
Undoubtedly, Calira's charms have only aided her mercantile enterprises as she boasts an extremely surprising stock for a backwater nomad merchant. She seems extremely eager to help in the war effort, though not quite so eager as to abandon her margins entirely.


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As much as I think it's cool that I can update a tiny piece of text on my website from my phone (that little speech bubble on the right side), I'm still wondering and exploring what kind of utility Twitter and its ilk are really offering. I often find my friends' posts mildly interesting — especially when viewed over time — but "mildly interesting" does not a useful communication tool make.
In my quest for better notebooks, I bought a spiral-binding machine so that I could make my own. Here are a few of my creations so far.
We're late again with the summer list, but here it is. Thanks to all who participated, including newcomers Dave Allen, Howard Bloom, Alex Burns, and Calvin Johnson, as well as veteran contributors Mark Pesce, Patrick Barber, Steven Shaviro, and Gary Baddeley. As this list proves year after year, there's a lot of good stuff out there to read. Enjoy.
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With the "FitnessRaum Wörthersee" Project, Sportpark Klagenfurt and the provincial capital of Klagenfurt make parts of the existing sport infrastructure available to all fitness fans.
- Use of locker rooms and showers in the "Service Point Sportpark" with a chip card and personalized access card for use and sales rebates.
- Covered parking in front of the "Service Point Sportpark".
- Reserved track in the Leopold Wagner Arena every Monday from 17:00 – 19:30 o'clock; if desired under the training of a federally certified coach. Hours without a coach on Wednesdays from 06:00 – 10:00 o'clock and Friday's from 13:00 – 15:00 o'clock.
- Partnership with Stadtwerke's public baths, providing reduced season tickets for the indoor pool (Hallenbad Klagenfurt), public beaches, Fitness-Center Vithalia, sauna/passive regeneration starting at 45.00 Euro per month.
- Reserved swimming lane for season ticket holders at Hallenbad Klagenfurt (indoor pool), use of the swimming lane at Strandbad Klagenfurt with access at reduced prices.
- Extremely reduced time cards for swimming training at Hallenbad Klagenfurt with additional payment options for sauna use after the training.
- Exclusive offers* through our partners:
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This is a RUSH transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," October 14, 2014. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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In "Back of the Book" segment tonight, another embarrassing moment for Susan Rice, one of President Obama's top National Security people.
If you remember, it was Ms. Rice who told the world the Benghazi assassination of American ambassador, Christopher Stevens in Libya was caused by a videotape. And that was false.
Now, she's saying that the Turkish government has committed to help fight ISIS.
SUSAN RICE, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR: The Turks have -- this just in the last several days -- made a commitment that they will, in the first instance, allow the United States and our partners to use Turkish bases and territory.
That's a new commitment and one that we very much welcome.
O'REILLY: One problem, it's not true. The Turks say no deal has been made.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: This is really unbelievable that she could say that and then Turkey denies it. I don't know how they're going to explain it.
Obama is simply not serious about this war. Why would you join a war where the leader of the coalition is not serious --
O'REILLY: All right, joining us now from Washington, Charles Krauthammer. So, it really is unbelievable -- that's the word you used -- that Ambassador Rice would once again go out on national television and say something that's not true.
It can't be that they have a little meeting and say, "What lie are we going to tell today." They can't be doing that. So, what do you think it is.
KRAUTHAMMER: Look, I have a little advice for Ambassador Rice. She could be the best advisor Obama has ever had. She could be an --
-- international strategist of Kissingerian proportions. But she shouldn't go on television. It just doesn't work.
It is totally inexplicable that the National Security Advisor whose job it is to be the --
-- conduit of all information coming from the various foreign policy agencies, the one that coordinate and consolidate all of that should go out on television, announce to the world this very crucial agreement. And then, within hours, have the Turks say it's not true.
It's not just that it's not true, it's also that, now, we have a dispute with the Turks over what she said rather than negotiating the details of some cooperation between us.
That it should have happened at this level is truly inexplicable. I think you're right, it couldn't be a deliberate lie because there's no advantage in it.
O'REILLY: Right.
KRAUTHAMMER: It's not going to help negotiations. It's not going to bully the Turks into saying yes. It obviously is a mistake but it is a monumental one.
And that it should happen in the middle of a war at this high level is truly remarkable.
O'REILLY: You know what I think it is. It all goes back to what we've discussed in the past. There is a lack of leadership.
There is not anyone in charge. I don't believe President Obama is in charge of the ISIS conflict.
I believe he farms it out to other people. He obviously doesn't have the stomach for it, all right.
So, there's like five, six people running around, "Ooh, look at this. Look what we've got. Look what happened today. We blew up a truck," tut tut tut -- you know, there's no central force. There's no organizational capacity to get any message out almost about anything.
You can just go down the list of major issues. Look at Ebola. Look at this guy coming out and one day he sees one thing, the next day he sees the other thing. We still don't know what Mukpo -- how he got it in Omaha.
It's just there isn't any leadership. That's what it is.
KRAUTHAMMER: Well, regarding Iraq, this is not new. The most crucial decision Obama made on Iraq, the full withdrawal at the end of 2011 on the eve of his reelection. That, he was relatively uninvolved.
Bush, for all of his faults, was very deeply involved, particularly at the time of the surge, in making the decision, in going ahead with it. When it came to withdraw from Iraq, Obama, as you said, he farmed it out.
O'REILLY: Right.
KRAUTHAMMER: This was a decision that had to be done at a presidential level. It had to have been a head of state in Iraq or negotiating with a head of state here. That's not how it was done. And, in the end, it fell apart.
O'REILLY: Right. You know, look, I'm president and I say to the Iraqi president who has given us a hard time, Maliki, about keeping troops there.
I'll say, "You know what, President Maliki -- Prime Minister Maliki, with all due respect, we're going to keep 10,000 troops there. And if you prosecute one of them, all right, we will have a -- we will have a problem that you will not survive."
I would threaten the man directly and tell him, "You don't touch one of our guys. We're keeping 10,000 there and you don't touch them." That's it. That's how you lead.
KRAUTHAMMER: Bill, that's OK but it was unnecessary. Every major faction in Iraq wanted the U.S. to stay.
O'REILLY: Except Maliki.
KRAUTHAMMER: No. Maliki did. He absolutely did. We insisted that he had to go to parliament. And he said, "Leave the procedures to us. I'm not going to go to parliament."
O'REILLY: The Iranians didn't want us there and Maliki was listening to them.
KRAUTHAMMER: No, that's not -- Maliki knew that, in the end, he would depend on the U.S. He knew what was coming. When Obama came back, the number that the military had advised 10,000.
Obama proposed 3,000. That was a joke. That is less than anything required even to protect themselves.
O'REILLY: That's right. And put them in harm's way.
KRAUTHAMMER: If the Americans were not going to be serious, he was not going to risk their --
O'REILLY: There's no doubt that the President could have gotten it done if he wanted to. Now, all Americans, I think, understand the lack of leadership coming out of the White House.
And that's why the President's poll numbers are below 40 percent in job approval. However, in the African-American community, according to Gallup, they are 81 percent.
Eighty-one percent of American blacks support and approve the president's job performance. My question is a simple one because, as you know, I'm a simple man -- Is that totally based on race.
KRAUTHAMMER: It's probably a couple of things. One is, obviously, they perceive the President -- they perceive the presidency differently from the way you do.
But, second, I know you know it sounds pejorative to say only race. It is ethnic solidarity. Roman Catholics supported John Kennedy. Mormons were heavily supporting Mitt Romney.
If we had a gay president, if we had a Jewish president, if we had a Hispanic candidate running for office, you would find a high level of association. And among African-Americans, it's all the more understandable.
Here's a community who, for hundreds of years, were oppressed. In your lifetime and mine, they were legally discriminated against by the state. And then they were essentially emancipated a second time in the '60s.
But in our lifetime, we have African-Americans whose parents were segregated and really treated badly. They now point to their children and say, "Look at what we have achieved. Look at the man at the White House," as a form of aspiration and a form of pride.
That is what any minority would do. And I'm not at all surprised by the high level of support. I'm surprised that you're surprised.
O'REILLY: I'm not surprised. I just want to know the reason and I think you articulated it very well.
KRAUTHAMMER: And I try to make it as simple as I could, Bill.
O'REILLY: Because I am a simple man.
KRAUTHAMMER: Precisely.
O'REILLY: Krauthammer, everybody.
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SATURDAY 5 May
10am - 6pm, Lamb Festival Marquee, The Square
The Lamb Festival marquee will host handcraft demonstrations and workshops including Debbie Zawinski (The Feral Spinner), from Wales and Cathy Fulton, master lace knitter from USA, along with spinners, weavers and knitters from Roscommon and other places in Ireland. Other hand craft demomstrations will include tinsmith, woodwork, basket-making, blacksmith and more.
10am - 6pm, Craft Marquee, Market Square
Craft tent situated at the front of the BOI is reserved
for crafters from Co. Roscommon who are in business producing high quality craftwork of different kinds.
Kilteevan Tidy Towns Ecology Walk
10:45am - Kilteevan Community Center
Kilteevan Tidy Towns invites you to a relaxing nature experience through 5km of the Cloonlarge Loop Walk. The terrain is flat and easy but comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothes are recommended. Walk will be guided by Ecologist David Fallon
2pm, Áras an Chontae
This 7 hour practical workshop with master weavers Joan Baxter and John Brennan will take place over two days and is aimed at those with some experience of tapestry. Weavers will explore the colour green drawing inspiration from nature and historic tapestries.
This event is fully booked.
Tapestry Symposium, Collaboration and Communication
10am - 2pm, Áras an Chontae
As part of International Fibre Art Festival 2018 we are delighted to offer an opportunity to meet with international textile artists during this Syposium titled Collaboration and Communication.
10.00 am Meet and Greet / Tea and Coffee.
Power point presentations and symposium with Joan Baxter, Internationally renowned Scottish artist. Anet Brusgaard, Director of the European Tapestry Forum, Denmark. Pascale De Coninck, owner of Dancing Threads studio Cork, and curator of the Timeline project. Line Dufour, founder and manager of FDSD. Other names to be confirmed. Q and A session.
1pm - 2pm light lunch of soup and sandwiches.
This project is funded and supported by Roscommon County Council. Click here to book tickets
1pm - 5pm, Christian Brothers School, Abbeytown, Roscommon
Join the Christian Brothers School as they celebrate their 80th anniversary of educating young men in Roscommon. All are welcome for refreshments and to tour the school from 1pm to 5pm. Address at 3pm by former principal, Brother Heffernan. Followed by vigil mass at 7pm at Sacred Heart Church to celebrate the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice.
Wolly's Quest
12pm and 2pm, Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon
A rip-roaring yarn with Woolly the Sheep to co-incide with Roscommon Lamb Festival!
Branar Teatar do PháistÍ in association with Riverbank arts Centre.
This is the epic story of Woolly, the bravest of all sheep. Woolly was the first sheep who dared to be different, she dared to be adventurous, she dared to discover what happens to her wool. Join Woolly on her audacious quest to reclaim her shorn fleece, as she learns what life looms beyond the gate. A rip-roaring yarn, Branar weave together storytelling, music, song and puppetry in a pulsating show that will have audiences of all ages hooked!!
Tickets: €6
Pallet Upcycling Competition
11am - Drop off Competition Entries at Lamb Festival Marquee
Sponsored by Murray's Timber, this competition has a prize fund of €500, so get out those old pallets and put your tools to work! No prior year entries please. Judging will take place at 3pm at the Lamb Festival Marquee.
To enter please call: 087 2352315 or 086 3726743
St Vincent Street Walk
3pm - The Square, Roscommon
Join local historian Gerry Shannon on a fascinating tour of St Vincent Street in Roscommon town. Meet at the Roscommon Town Museum.
9pm - The Square, Roscommon
Delicious Roscommon Lamb served Brazilian- style! With live music.Tickets:€15 Available at Roscommon tourist office, Gleesons Restaurant, online or on the door. Booking advised. Click here to book tickets


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Many of the most precious memories are forged in kitchens, with traditions that date back generations. Farmhouse style structures are visual reminders of generous portions of comfort food, enjoyed with large groups of family and loved ones. Bring that traditional aesthetic into your home by mixing the familiar feel of worn wood and exposed beams with modern conveniences such as a stainless steel rack for cooking pots and crisp lighting.
The deep matte black of the cabinets and surfaces provides a sleek backdrop to the beautifully detailed wood grain. It would be easy to switch out accents such as hand towels and serving bowls for whatever color fits your mood or the season. Matching appliances that are either perfectly aligned with the cabinets or set into the wall present a polished kitchen any host or hostess would be proud of.
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When this little guy turned one, I have to believe he did it with a smile.
We decided to check out some of the puddles all this lovely MN weather has been creating, and we weren't quite sure what to make of it.
Is this safe?
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He decided it wasn't so bad afterall.
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ESNG at the Bluebell – 2
Today, a few shots of the trains around Sheffield Park. There were just so many locomotives to admire – some in steam, some awaiting maintenance, and some, like the Schools Class 4-4-0, in pieces.
Just outside the locomotive works was a line of Southern locomotives of various vintages.
And inside the shed, LBSCR 0-6-0T 'Terrier', 'Stepney' showed how smart – and complex – the old LBSCR livery was. It is rumoured that the unusual livery of "Improved Engine Green" came about as designer Stroudley was colour-blind. I can't think of any other reason to paint a locomotive that colour! Built in 1875. How many preserved diesels will still be running when they are 142 years old??
Also in the shed, but difficult to photograph, was this lovely LSWR Adams 4-4-2T 'Radial Tank.' It's a shame that you can get two versions of this classic locomotive in 'OO', but nothing is…
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There is nothing more exciting for homeowners is upgrading from an old-fashioned and troublesome kitchen to a brand new, modern updated and functional kitchen. Doing your renovation or your remodel yourself can be challenging and exciting but it can also be troublesome hard work. These days, we have all sorts of government restrictions and rules about the kinds of appliances and fixtures we can have, because sustainability and the environment are now great concerns. Government rules are meant to protect the environment, but they can save you money as well, through government rebates and through energy conservation. Once you have remodelled your kitchen you then have to fit it out, and no kitchen is functional without appliances. Being sustainable with appliances doesn't mean you have to compromise on their quality and capability though, nor does it mean just turning them off when you're not using them.
Look at Sunlite Mitre 10 to see how you can incorporate sustainable appliances into a kitchen remodel. A properly designed appliance will last for years and years, which means that you won't have to replace it, which in itself will save you money. Consider how much energy you are saving or wasting with your kitchen appliances. A simple thing like a timer or an energy monitor on your appliance can make a difference to the energy use and life span of that appliance.
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Tomorrow marks the start of the winter holiday for the faculty at my institution. After 16 weeks of instruction, I know I am ready for this break. I have about five weeks off before it's back to school for another 16 weeks.
Personally, I will be using the time to prepare for the coming semester. I will organise my syllabi and lecture notes, and my work wardrobe. If you are in fashion, you know the wardrobe ranks right up there with course content in terms of importance. I have a mending/alterations basket filled to overflowing with a number of items in real need of repairs and updating, just the thing to keep me occupied through the darkest days of the year (here in the northern hemisphere, that is). I know, thrillsville, for all of you readers. I will refrain from posting updates on how my powerpoints and hemming are coming along, I promise.
When not sewing or preparing lectures and classroom activities, I will be doing a little traveling over my holiday, starting this weekend. I will be visiting the Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party in San Francisco, where there will be a multitude of costumed cast and patrons. The fair is a theatrical recreation of 1840s-1860s London and promises to be a visual feast (hopefully, I will not be too overcome by the spectacle, and will remember to take pictures to share with you, dear readers). This weekend is the closing weekend for the year (the end of the annual six-week run), so if you plan to go this year, this weekend is it.
My second excursion over my winter break will be to Paris, to see the Madeleine Vionnet exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs. I will be sure to tell you all about it after I have seen it.
Also happening in Paris in January are the annual winter sales (les soldes). As you probably know, French retailers are permitted to only have sales in January and July, and the discounts increase week by week. I know I will pick up some treasures while I am there. Again, I will try to remember to take lots of photos to share. Readers are encouraged to hound me to do so. Anything else I should be sure to see or photograph while I am there? The city fashion museum is temporarily closed for security upgrades, so that is out. I get enough loud requests, I may be able to work particular destinations into my schedule and report on them for you. Let me know.


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Music the Greatest Honor
Martin Luther once said "I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and makes people gay; they forget thereby all wrath, unchastity, arrogance, and the like. Next After theology, I give toRead More


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Bees, I'm from a small country town and the fact that in having a reception with music and catering not from Lee's make my wedding the biggest thing my family has ever seen. Needless to say, rehearsal dinners aren't really something they ever did, so what do I do? My grandmother is payingn and would never pay for something so silly in her eyes, and I certainly can't afford it, but I also don't want to breech etiquette nor tradition. Any ideas?


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Golden sunshine blessed us with great light on the afternoon of this dear couple's anniversary photo session! These are just a handful of the captures for their anniversary book. I can't wait to see which one they chose for their canvas wall art! I couldn't have asked for more natural subjects! They are a great example of love and commitment for all who know them and witness their kindness and service to others.
"It's all about the light" in my photographic adventures.
More important for me, life is all about the Light of the world: Jesus Christ. (See the Gospel of John, chapter 1.) He's my Savior and Friend, my Light in the darkness, my Hope in all situations. I want to know Him better every day and tell others what He has done for us on the cross.
A pleasure is full grown when it is remembered. ~C.S. Lewis
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