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Dry ice, latex and corn syrup. What do these three things have in common? Halloween and chemistry, of course. Get into the spirit of the holiday by sharing your favorite Halloween themed chemistry demos, or pick a Halloween related item (think fake blood) and tell us all the ghoulish details about the chemistry that makes for a scary good time.
Here's a fun demo to kick things off:
There are plenty of cool things for a Chemistry Halloween Special!!
U.V. lights + tonic water, petroleum jelly, phosphorescent paints...
What about using a dilute solution of potassium or ammonium thiocyanate and a couple of grams of ferric chloride. First rub some ferric chloide on the arm and then dip a plastic or butter knife in the dilute solution. Slowly apply the knife on the rubbed area of the arm. A red color is produced by the reaction between the ferric ion and the thiocyanate ion.
There is also the green flames (boric acid ester) burning inside a carved a jack-o-lantern using boric acid and methanol or ethanol.
The exploding pre-cut pumpking: using water and a couple of pea size pieces of calcium carbide.
CaC2 + 2 H2O → C2H2 + Ca(OH)2
This reaction is extremely dangerous so be careful and always use very small quantities.
Alternatively, you could try CO2 using a bag filled with dry ice, wait until it sublimes and the bag expands or explodes.
Enjoy a safe Halloween,
I work for a drinking water plant and every year we do Halloween Science in our Conservation Gardens. We do a variation of Elephants Toothpaste (decomposition of hydrogen peroxide). But we call it Pukin' Pumpkins. It gets bigger each year. This year we are doing 4 shows!
I am always looking for new demos so please reply to these posts!
Hi, following my previous post you could try doing glow in the dark slime simply by making a 4% PVA solution and adding a small amount of activated zinc sulfide (the glowing powder). You then need to mix it thoroughly and slowly add saturated borax solution until you get the slimy consistency your require. This is a great cross-linking polymerisation reaction. Also, the glowing worms work in a similar way, but instead of PVA you need sodium alginate (from algae) and 1% calcium chloride solution. Remember to leave the slime or worm alginate solution in the sun or under U.V. light to ''charge'' the glowing powder so it then glows in the dark.
Hope this helps,

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DIFC Compliance Services Outsourcing Benefits
DIFC is one of the world's top eight onshore financial centers and offers a secure and efficient platform for businesses and financial institutions to reach into and out of the emerging markets of the region. The quality and independence of DIFC's regulator, the prevailing common law framework, excellent infrastructure and tax efficiencies make it the perfect base to take advantage of the rapidly growing demand for financial and business services in the MENASA region.
DIFC fills the time-zone gap for a global financial centre between the leading financial centres of London and New York in the West and Hong Kong and Tokyo in the East.
Does the DFSA allow compliance outsourcing?
Yes, the DFSA does allow outsourcing of core functions such as Compliance, MLRO and Finance. However, the DFSA does consider the type of financial service, the projected volume of business, additional endorsements (such as endorsements enabling firms to deal with Retail Clients), and the overall team composition before issuing approvals to outsource these functions.
For Category 4 firms and Restricted Fund Managers, this should normally be a straightforward process. For higher categories, especially for Asset Managers and Brokerage houses, outsourcing may not be an option. In these cases, we recommend that the firm opt for our compliance support services.
What are the benefits of outsourcing the compliance function?
The comparison between in-house and outsourced compliance options follows the same reasoning as for any outsourcing option. Here are some factors that can help you decide.
The cost of hiring a full-time compliance officer in the DIFC can be high, especially for startup financial firms. Salaries range upwards of US$ 8,500 per month for a suitably qualified compliance officer, who has been previously licensed by the DFSA. Other direct costs include medical benefits, DEWS (end-of-service) registrations, and visa costs. Also add to that the costs of recruiting and the delay in joining due to notice periods from previous companies. Outsourcing, on the other hand, entails a fixed and lumpsum monthly fee, that is easy to budget for and manage. These costs increase as the firm grows, and at some point it will become more advantageous to hire someone in-house. In our experience, we have seen this to be at least 2-3 years for firms that clock an above-average rate of growth.
Another key factor of consideration is investment in tools that they Compliance Officer requires to discharge his/her duties. Financial services firms must continuously invest in new technologies and infrastructure to address evolving compliance needs. These costs are not borne by the firm in case of outsourcing the function.
Availability of talent:
One of the main reasons for outsourcing the compliance function in the DIFC is a lack of locally available resources. The supply of compliance specialists is small relative to the demand in the market.
Staffing Flexibility:
An in-house Compliance Officer, like every other employee, will take leaves that he/she is entitled to, including a block leave of 20+ days once a year. It is not practical for a firm to provision for a deputy Compliance Officer just to manage this, and hence there are windows where the firm does not have an available Compliance Officer. This can be critical in some situations.
Outsourcing the function to a compliance consultant like 10 Leaves, ensures that the firm has round-the-year coverage, with no disruptions. A compliance officer is always available, since a secondary resource is assigned to the firm when the authorised compliance officer is on leave.
Managing regulatory compliance is a critical function, with serious repercussions in case of non-compliance. While in-house resources have an in-depth knowledge of the business, ongoing training and development is the onus of the firm and the individual. The rapid, continuous, global regulatory changes make knowledge upgrade and keeping up with these changes a task in itself.
A compliance outsourcing firm, on the other hand, makes skill and knowledge upgrade the centerpiece of it's business processes. Regular training and development keeps outsourced compliance officers abreast with relevant information and updates not just in the jurisdiction where they operate, but in most key markets. Best practices are internally arrived at, based on learnings from a number of businesses and case studies.
Independent opinion:
The in-house compliance officer is an employee of the firm, and hence certain considerations may weigh in when evaluating transactions. An outsourced compliance officer is able to provide a more independent opinion, given that there is a consultancy agreement with the firm. We have seen compliance officers of smaller firms and startups being given operational responsibilities, given the lack of adequate use of their time (as per the firm). Hence, a purely independent view may be hard to come by.
Updated documents and resources:
Every authorised firm has to maintain a set of compliance and AML documents, including:
1. Compliance Manual;
2. Compliance Monitoring Plan; and
3. Anti-Money Laundering and CTF Manual
These manuals have to be updated as and when there are relevant changes in the regulatory framework of the DFSA and the UAE Central Bank. This process can be cumbersome for an individual. Outsourced compliance officers however, have access to the most updated documentation, given that this is a core function of their companies and part of the service agreement that is signed with the client firm. In case a firm has in-house compliance, they can opt for compliance support services, that will include updating of all relevant compliance and AML documentation on an ongoing basis.
How important is the compliance function?
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is the regulator of DIFC financial service firms. It authorizes and supervises financial entities that conduct activities across five licensed categories.
The DFSA mandates three (and in some cases, four) mandatory appointments for all firms that wish to carry out financial services from the DIFC. The Compliance function is one of them.
The DIFC is a well-regulated jurisdiction and hence the Compliance function is critical to the authorisation and ongoing operation of all financial firms registered in the centre. The DFSA places a lot of emphasis on Compliance with it's extensive rules and regulations, including Conduct of Business, Prudential, Investment and Data Protection Rules. A licensed firm is expected to develop and maintain a culture of compliance, starting with the senior management and across all employees and stakeholders.
The repercussions of non-compliance can be severe, ranging from financial penalties to loss of reputation and even closing of the business. While compliance does not generate revenues for the firm, it forms the cornerstone of a successful financial business. In fact, robust compliance processes can result in increased efficiencies and lead to indirect revenue-generation for the firm.
Financial firms in the DIFC must appoint a Compliance Officer and a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (CO/MLRO) at the time of application to the DFSA. These functions are usually combined for smaller firms and so one individual can be proposed as the CO/MLRO. The DFSA expects an application from an individual with sufficient knowledge, experience, and seniority to perform the role effectively. Also, the Compliance Officer is expected to be resident in the UAE once licensed.
The Compliance Officer thus forms an integral part of the core team that the DFSA reviews and considers when making a authorisation decision.
Do I hire a compliance officer before, or after authorisations?
Firms that apply for authorisation to the DFSA have to, at the time of application, identify the individuals that will carry out the Authorised Functions, including Compliance and Money-Laundering Reporting. While these individuals do not have to be employed by the firm yet, it would be unusual for a compliance officer to commit to carrying out the function while being in employment with another firm. In such cases, the compliance officer would usually resign from their current employment, and come on board the new firm once it is authorised.
However, in many instances, the authorisation process itself can take 4-6 months or even more. Hence the applicant firm can also request to make the identification of the compliance officer an In-Principle condition.
The third, and most-often opted for route is to outsource the compliance function. Here, the compliance outsourcing provider would second a competent (and mostly already authorised) individual to act as the Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer at the time of application itself, thus speeding up the process.
Our Services:
We provide comprehensive compliance services for regulated firms in the DIFC. Starting from consulting on establishing in the centre, to assistance in authorisations, to assistance in preparation of all compliance documentation, 10 Leaves helps you navigate the DFSA Rulebook and submit an application that is comprehensive, complete and compliant.
Our services include:
- Reviewing the business model and advice on the applicable regulatory framework;
- Preparation of the Regulatory Business Plan and comprehensive financial projections;
- Preparation of all policies, processes and customised manuals required;
- Provision of Outsourced Compliance Officer and Outsourced Finance Officer services;
- Finalising the legal structure, including holding company setup and customisation of Memorandums; and
- Finalisation of leased space, bank account opening and obtaining Financial Services Permissions.
- Preparation of all compliance and legal documentation for operational purposes*
*through 10 Leaves Legability
- 10 Leaves Compliset* – a fully digital comprehensive library of policies and processes relevant to your business in the DIFC.
- Acting as the Outsourced Compliance officer.
- Maintenance and updating of all compliance documentation, including Compliance Manuals, Compliance Monitoring Plans and AML Manuals.
- Compliance Support Services.
- Regulatory filings and reporting.
- Risk Management.
- Business Continuity Planning and Management.
- Ongoing documentation review – marketing material, promotional literature, online privacy and access polices and terms and conditions.
- Ongoing compliance and AML training for employees.
*under development
Documentation that we prepare:
- Compliance Manual.
- AML and CTF Manual.
- Corporate Governance Policies and Charters.
- Operating Procedures Manual.
- Code of Ethics.
- Risk Management Policies and Framework.
- Business Continuity Manual.
- Information Technology and Cyber Security Manual.
- Internal Risk Assessment Process (IRAP).
- Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP).
Get in touch today! to know more about benefits of outsourcing compliance services in the difc


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What Is A Blended Orgasm? (And How To Have One)
Get the best of both worlds…
Have you ever noticed that an orgasm feels different depending on how you have it?
It might be easier to get your toes to curl every time when playing solo or using a clitoral vibrator, but there really is nothing quite like cumming from deep g-spot stimulation.
While the female orgasm – clitoral, or vaginal – occurs statistically less often than a male orgasm (curse the orgasm gap), people with clitorises and vaginas have one major plus-side in the bedroom; the ability to have multiple kinds of orgasms, one of which is a blended orgasm.
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What is it and what does it feel like?
Simply put, a blended orgasm is a clitoral and vaginal orgasm happening at the same time. The two simultaneous orgasms result in a more intense, full-body orgasm.
In two studies from the 1970s, women self-reported what they felt were the differences between clitoral and vaginal orgasms; they described the clitoral orgasm as "localized and intense", and while it was satisfying, a vaginal orgasm lasts longer and is usually a deeper, whole-body, throbbing sensation which is more "psychologically satisfying".
Now, both happening at the same time? Who wouldn't want to experience that level of erotic ecstasy?
The best way to understand (and therefore, have) a blended orgasm, is to know the differences between the two most common orgasms that result in a blended-O.
Clitoral orgasms are typically easier and quicker to achieve than its vaginal counterpart and according to a 2016 study, 34 percent of women orgasm through clitoral stimulation alone.
G-spot orgasms, on the other hand, are usually more intense because they happen deeper in the body, and can sometimes be felt by the person penetrating as the vaginal walls will pulse. The above study found only around six percent of women can reach orgasm through exclusive g-spot stimulation.
A blended orgasm will give both of these sensations and more. Because both erogenous zones are being stimulated, a blended orgasm is really intense, and can often trigger a range of body reactions from involuntary pleasure convulsions to female ejaculation. Around 54 percent of women need some combination of clitoral and vaginal stimulation to orgasm, and having both at the same time – that's a blended orgasm.
Of course, every orgasm and human being is different, and so it's best to never start having sex with a goal in mind – it's a great way to put too much pressure on yourself and psych yourself out of having an orgasm at all. Having or not having an orgasm isn't the be-all and end-all of sex, and there are plenty of ways to be intimate and sexually satisfied without having one at all.
However, if chasing a blended orgasm is something you or your partner is interested in, we've got tips that will hopefully make it happen…
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Getting there solo
To have a blended orgasm alone, you first need to locate all of the individual bits; the g-spot and the clitoris.
To find the g-spot, using your fingers or a toy, lift upwards inside yourself in a 'come hither' motion towards your belly button. Continue this motion on this area, and with your other hand (or toy), start to focus on your clitoris. The key is timing.
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If reaching orgasm from the clit and g-spot simultaneously is a concern for you, experiment with the order of things.
Try bringing yourself almost all the way to orgasm with your clitoris, and then moving to your g-spot. As you massage your g-spot and bring yourself closer to the edge, resume touching your clit, never stopping stimulating your G. Experiment with pressure and speed until you (hopefully) set off both orgasms at once.
And remember, practice makes perfect; if one orgasm takes longer for you than the other, start focusing there first.
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With a partner
The first step to achieving blended orgasms with a partner is nailing each different orgasms separately with them, first. Tell our partner how to touch your clitoris – whether it be with their fingers, mouth, tongue or toys – in order to get you off. Practice stimulating the clitoris during sex, and once you're both comfortable bringing on clitoral orgasms during partnered sex, you can practice targeting the G-spot.
The best way for your partner to reach the G-spot digitally is by getting them to do the "come hither" motion with their fingers moving towards your belly button, just like when you're solo. To reach this spot during sex, elevating the pelvis is the best place to start if the guy is on top (or behind). That way, the penis can stimulate the g-spot while his hands play with your clitoris in the ways you like.
The best positions to achieve blended orgasms are woman-on-top, spooning and doggy, as all of these allow for deep, g-spot penetration and easier access to the clitoris, whether it's being stimulated by the penis, fingers or a toy.
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A book by Murayama, "What is the Universe Made of?" was awarded "Shinsho-taisho 2011″ by Chuo-Koron-Shinsha.
The publisher`s web news topics(Japanese)
■award ceremony & talk event by the publisher■
Date: March 8, 2011 (Tue) 18:30~
Venue: Yaesu book center (head building, 8F)
*Need reservation
*Admission Free
the award ceremony ("Chuo-Koron Shinsha")
This award, "shinsho-taisho" was created in 2008 and this year is the 4th. The public announcement is issued on "Chuo-Koron, March, (10 Feb. isused)".
An talk event (~an hour) is planned just after the award ceremony.
medium | press | title | issued date |
magagine | CHUOKORON-SHINSHA, INC. | "the NEW BOOK AWARD 2011" ( This English title is made by FIRST team at IPMU. ) |
March, 2011 (issued on Feb. 10) / p.20~27 |
newspaper | Mainichi Shimbun | A winner of "a new book award 2011″, a physicist, Hitoshi Murayama " ( This English title is made by FIRST team at IPMU. ) |
March 11, 2011 (Fri) / p.6 |


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Our work was featured in Entertainment Weekly Magazine and we couldn't be more excited!
It all started when we designed a unique card design. This invitation celebrates Queen — their foot-stomping music and extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. The design features his world-famous pose and other iconic elements.
The hype following their biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, it's no wonder that Queen and the movie were a main feature in Entertainment Weekly's February, 2019 issue about Valentine's Day movies and the Oscar nominated movies (like Bohemian Rhapsody).
Our design was featured in their pop-culture article, "Steps to celebrate Hollywood's biggest night" which featured recipes and invitation designs. Turn to page 17 and see our design!
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The man who left more questions than answers when he died. But even before death, you most likely would have never gotten the truth from him anyways.
Photo by Frances Gunn on Unsplash
Eli Stutzman Jr grew up in an Amish community in Apple Creek, Ohio. People who knew Eli when he was still in the community, said that he had always rebelled against not just their way of life, but his father, who was a high-ranking bishop.
The Questionable Fire
In 1977 his wife was pregnant when she died in a barn fire under questionable circumstances.
When the authorities tried to question Eli about the fire, he was elusive and gave inconsistent stories about what had happened.
Eli said that the barn was struck by lightning and caught fire. His wife, who was five-months pregnant, supposedly ran into the blaze to rescue milking equipment.
But those who knew Eli said they believed he started the fire and trapped his wife inside because he didn?t want any more children.
The Break
It?s said that Eli had an emotional breakdown after his wife?s death. He wired his house for electricity, stopped farming, shaved his beard, which is all against traditional Amish rules.
Soon after this, he started traveling for long periods, where he said he was looking for work. He and his wife had another child, a son named Danny, who was ten months old, who Eli would leave behind with family and friends.
Eli Stutzman via MurderFiles
May 12, 1985
The body of Glen Pritchett was found in a ditch along a road in Texas. He died from multiple gunshots to the head.
When police started investigating, they found out that Pritchett had a roommate named Eli Stutzman, who was now in the wind.
But before leaving Texas, Eli made arrangements with some friends in Wyoming to watch his son Danny. Eli claimed he was going to try and clear his name in the Pritchett murder.
Eli wouldn?t return for his son for over six months on December 14. When he picked up his son, he said they were heading to Apple Creek, Ohio, to spend Christmas with his family.
When Eli arrived at his family?s house, he didn?t have his son with him. He claimed that Danny had wanted to stay in Wyoming so he could go skiing.
December 24, 1985
The body of a young boy was found wearing blue pajamas alongside a Chester, Nebraska road. There was no way to identify him, so authorities called him Little Boy Blue.
During this time, Eli had written home telling his family that Danny had died and was buried in Wyoming. He told the friends in Wyoming that had watched Danny, that he was fine and attending school in Ohio.
Little Boy Blue Poster via Nebraska State Patrol
The Little Boy Blue is ID?d
In 1987 the Reader?s Digest ran a story about Little Boy Blue, who had been found discarded in a ditch on Christmas Eve 1985.
An Amish woman in Ohio happened to see the story and thought of Danny, her relative she hadn?t seen in years.
Around the same time, the woman who had taken care of Danny in Wyoming saw the same story and contacted police. She was able to provide a picture and a report card that had Danny?s palm print on it. They finally knew who the Little Boy Blue was.
After two years, he was officially identified as Danny Stutzman, who had only been nine when he passed away. Now they started looking for his father.
The Town of Chester, Nebraska
When the Little Boy Blue was found, the whole town rallied together to look after his remains. They provided a funeral where over 400 people attended and gathered money for a headstone.
Searching For the Father
Eli Stutzman would be found in Texas, where he was charged with felony child abuse in the death of his son.
After a full examination, the corner was unable to pinpoint what caused the death of Danny. Eli said that his son had a throat infection and died while they were traveling to Ohio.
Because of the lack of cause of death, Eli was only convicted of concealing a death and abandoning a body. He received 18 months in jail.
While he was being tried for abandoning his son, he was charged with Pritchett?s murder. Eli was convicted and given a 40-year sentence. He only served 13 before he was released.
Eli Stutzman (right) being escorted by deputies via Facebook | Eli Stutzman (left) mugshot via MurderFiles
Unsolved Colorado Cases
Around the same time in 1985, when Eli had killed his roommate and possibly son, two men were killed who were connected to him also.
In Durango, Colorado, David Tyler, and Dennis Sleater, who were friends of Eli?s, were both killed a month apart. Sleater was shot at a convenience store where he worked. Tyler was killed and left in the bed of his truck outside of his autobody business.
Based on their investigation, police believe that Eli Stutzman is their prime suspect in both cases. But they have no physical proof to tie him to either murder.
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Most who knew him believed that Eli killed his wife and son because they weren?t what he wanted. He didn?t want to be a family man and take care of children.
The men he killed, including his roommate Pritchett and the two men in Colorado, were suspected of being lovers of Eli?s. The reasons for their deaths could have been money, an argument, or he was just done with them.
Danny (left) and Eli Stutzman (right) right before Danny was found dead in 1985 | photo via MurderFiles
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In 2007 Eli was living in Fort Worth, Texas. His neighbors had called the police when no one had seen him for a few days.
When police arrived, they found that Eli dead. An autopsy would show high levels of cocaine in his system and that he was HIV-positive.
The cause of death was a self-inflicted wound to his left forearm, causing him to bleed out.


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By Donna Westfall – October 23, 2021
If I were a fly on the wall of the School Administration people wondering who to pick to lead the meetings so as to rubber stamp everything the School wants, I would venture to guess it went something like this, "Let's pick the most incompetent, unknowledgeable, untrained person to be the Chair of the Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) and that would be Stephen Lyon".
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He banged his gavel. Not once. Not twice, but constantly and irritatingly for a minute, maybe longer. Who knew how long? What we did know is that Crescent City Police Chief, Richard Griffin was called in. Good thing too. Because during that melee, Linda Sutter was yelling to be heard while Chair Stephen Lyon was banging that gavel.
Chair Lyon was constantly interrupting people of the public during their 3 minute public comment. In case you're clueless about how meetings are supposed to be run, interrupting a member of the public during their 3 minutes is not permitted.
Chair Lyon repeatedly deferred to Jeff Napier, Assistant Superintendent of the School for guidance. Chair Lyon had to be reminded by members of the public that the COC is an independent board and does not defer to the School for guidance.
Chair Lyon frequently stated he did not have training. Then why is he Chair of this important committee?
The regular meeting started somewhere in the vicinity of 3:15 pm Friday afternoon of October 22nd. When the clock came close to 5 pm, he than told people of the public to make their public comment brief or he didn't want to call for public comment at all.
That's when Police Chief Griffin reminded incompetent, apparently hearing impaired, brain dead or dementia suffering Chair Lyon once again, "The public has 3 minutes to speak, that's the law." Not once, not twice, but time after time Police Chief Griffin had to remind Chair Lyon the public gets 3 minutes to speak.
Margaret Sargent got up to deliver her public comment.
Chair Lyon, "Can you make it brief?"
Police Chief Griffin, "Chair Lyon, she has 3 minutes to do her public comment."
Sam Strait, Roger Gitlin, Margaret Sargent, Tony Barnes and other members of the public got up and kept hammering the points that the Board works for the Citizens, not the school. I don't think Chair Lyon understood. I don't think Chair Lyon knows how to run a meeting. At one point I asked him if he would entertain resigning from the board.
If that was the worst of the meeting I would stop here, but clearly that wasn't. Didn't even come close. If you could have heard the laughter every time Chair Lyons made a stupid remark, you would have thought we were at the Comedy Club.
During my public comments I asked them if they understood the definition of "Fiduciary Responsibility?" Apparently they don't. "A fiduciary is a person or organization that acts on behalf of another person or persons, putting their clients' interest ahead of their own, with a duty to preserve good faith and trust. Being a fiduciary thus requires being bound both legally and ethically to act in the other's best interest."
To illustrate the point, I went on, "When I was a life insurance agent in Southern California, my manager at Metropolitan Life Insurance would drum into us, 'your fiduciary responsibility is to put the clients interest above your own'."
Going on, "Being members of this Oversight Committee is the same thing. I am one of your constituents. Don't you think you have a duty to report to me? Chair Lyon, when I emailed you on October 15th didn't you think you had a duty to respond?"
"Because you (members of the Board) are not doing your fiduciary duty I'm having to learn about these things. And what I found out is that bond money is NOT to be used for repairs, only capital improvements. Yet millions of dollars have been spent on repairs. Then there's Steve Morgan earning $3,000/month. Bond money is not supposed to be spent on payroll when there is no time card yet he's being paid $3,000 a month; month after month after month. Why is that happening?"
But that's not all, folks. There's more to the disaster. These people have been on the board for 2 years with the exception of Karen Sanders. Karen worked for CalTrans and suffered the loss of her toes or part of her foot in an accident at Last Chance Grade. The good news is that she can now walk with a cane. The bad news, she's a late comer to the COC representing a taxpayers association. Seven members are required. Somewhere along the line they now have eight. I don't know when Karen was sworn in. Maybe over the summer. I don't know what tax association Karen is associated. I do know she's not a member of the local Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayer's Association. I've known Karen Sanders for years and she's Chairwoman of Del Norte Republicans. However, based on her comments during the meeting she appears to be as untrained about the COC as the other six on the board with one exception. Board member number eight is the only one asking questions aimed at protecting the public and that was board member Angelina Countess-Bieber.
Linda Sutter didn't want to get involved in public school issues as she has enough to deal with between the Board of Supervisors, the City Council, the Harbor Commission and the Fairgrounds to name just a few of our government entities that need to held accountable. But when she deduced that the public appears to be getting fleeced of their tax dollars, she dove in with both feet. She found the California Association of Bond Oversight Committees (CABOC). She arranged to have us attend a four hour ZOOM meeting with CABOC. Jeff Napier attended as did Charlaine Mazzei from the School Board and Angelina Countess Bieber of the COC. When Linda discovered that 12 years of documents and reports were neglectfully not posted to the school's website for the COC, she made a point about it. Within eight hours, documents and reports were put up on the site. Not that the docs/reports were complete, but at least it was a start. And actually several required documents were not there like minutes of meetings.
There was no reason that the rest of the COC board couldn't make time to attend and learn about running a proper Citizen's Oversight Committee. I venture to guess that I learned more this past week about COC's than the COC board has learned in the past 2 years.
Then there's the issue of not posting documents:
Not posting documents and reports goes to the issue of transparency. There are rules and regulations that the COC is supposed to go by. After all it's dealing with our tax dollars and how they are being spent under the best of circumstances and squandered under the worst of circumstances. If that was the worst of this disaster, I would stop here. But lack of transparency is not the worst part. As a reminder, so far I can't stress the point enough that this board is untrained and unknowledgeable as to the proper procedures and fiduciary responsibility on managing our tax dollars. In my opinion, they have up to this point been a rubber stamping outfit, with the exception of board member Angelina Countess-Bieber.
One more point to be made. I've thought for some time that there need to be benchmarks on the proficiency of our students. If they are under 50% at each grade level on subjects like English/Reading, Math, or Science, the position of the public should be to oppose any bond until those levels improve. Everyone seems to forget the reason for these schools is to educate our children and that is a failing endeavor for the most part. Too much indoctrination; inappropriate sex education, CRT, mangling of pronouns, tearing down America and learning to be a racist.
Fortunately, between board member Angelina Countess-Bieber and the public's comments, the Board minus Chair Lyon was wise enough to table several agenda items. He voted NO on tabling these important matters. He wanted to push through the Audit Report. A suggestion was made to appoint sub-committees to look into these issues in more depth. Folks, they are way, way behind the curve on deducing answers to questions about expenditures and whether or not fraud or misuse of public funds is involved. These and tabled agenda items are to be discussed at the next board meeting to be held sometime in November.
COC member, Angelina Countess-Bieber has been trying to get answers to legitimate questions since being on the COC Board. Chair Lyon's response has been to ignore her. We'll get into that in more detail in Part 2 of The DISASTER of our $25 Million School Bond Citizens Oversight Committee.


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Thanks for the link Karen. I'm going to read more about it and then send the message to ABC. Last week I watched the National Geographic Documentary on 911 and Court Tv's Documentary on 911. I heard on the news today that ABC is still planning on airing this documentary no matter what. We'll have to see what happens. I am curious to know what the inacuracies are. It wouldn't be the first documentary that is inacurate and I doubt it will be the last.
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Then there was Holmes' candor, which in years past might have been kept under wraps. Congress's failure to pass legislation adding 10 feet to the allowable length of twin 28-foot trailers was caused by Swift Transportation Co. and Knight Transportation Inc., two big truckload carriers that went around the industry's major trade group, which supported the measure, to persuade lawmakers to reject it, Holmes said. The railroads, the trucking industry's long-time lobbying nemesis, did not oppose the language, Holmes said. Neither, he added, did two truckload biggies, Werner Enterprises Inc. and U.S. Xpress Enterprises, even though the measure would have hurt their business by enabling LTL carriers (whom the language was designed to benefit) to handle more of their own freight, thereby reducing their need to send their overflow to the truckload guys.
All surprising stuff. Though they may be large and politically connected, it's hard to conceive of Swift and Knight literally, in Holmes' words, following right behind the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) lobbyists to undermine a proposal their own trade association had just endorsed.
During the milling-around break at the conference, some said they thought Holmes' points were a bit exaggerated. In their memory, rail interests cared less for the longer-truck measure than Holmes seemed to convey. Yet the railroads decided not to burn political capital on a battle whose outcome will have only a marginal effect on their business. They are storing up their volleys in case the truckers make another run at raising the federal gross vehicle—tractor, trailer, and cargo—weight limit from 80,000 pounds, where it has remained for 34 years.
Clarence Gooden, the president of CSX Transportation who joined Holmes on stage for the initial conference session, sat agreeably as his counterpart described his industry's decision not to fight the truck-length measure. But when asked if the railroads would give way on raising the truck-weight threshold, Gooden stated that they would not.
One couldn't help thinking that Gooden was speaking for his industry. And he may very well have been. The railroads tend to lobby with one voice, and this time it was Gooden's. The trucking industry, by contrast, has a cacophony going on, and it is proving problematic.
For truckers, part of the issue is the nature of the two beasts. ATA is an amalgamation of 50 state trucking associations, a structure that by definition makes it tough to build a unified national coalition around policy issues. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is not beholden to state railroad groups, and its small fraternity makes it easier to achieve consensus. The railroads may scrap and claw for market share in the real world, but they seem able to subordinate their differences when they head to the Hill.
Yet it's hard to understate the significance of Holmes' comments about Knight and Swift killing the truck-length measure, especially since he was so blunt about their roles. Ironically, the provision looked like a slam-dunk to pass. LTL carriers and shipper groups lent their usual support. And this time around, the measure was backed by a former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and a former head of the Sierra Club, both powerful endorsements of the proposal's potential environmental and safety impact.
Yet the measure died. And if Holmes is to be believed, it died at the hands of two carriers who took a different path than the association they pay to represent them. Stuff like this does not a harmonious legislative voice make.
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Subnautica Precursor Update Released
A new Subnautica update is available on Steam! Our latest update is chock full of new secrets to unravel. Previously, you may have noticed strange, high-tech cubes – or bases – placed throughout the world. Now, these unusual objects come to life as someone (or something) flips the switch. Dive deep into the story of Subnautica and discover more answers and more questions. Check out the Precursor Update site to see all the update goodness.
This is a Steam update. To find out when the Precursor Update is available on Xbox One, sign up to the Xbox One development mailing list, and follow @SubnauticaXbox on Twitter.
Rising out of the ocean is the massive Precursor Array & Base. There is a lot to explore both within the new base and nearby. Be sure to bring a flashlight.
The area behind the Precursor Base is teeming with hidden gems and secret passageways. Ancient technology sits within these caves waiting to be awakened by you.
Scattered throughout the world are new Precursor story elements and clues.
The Lost River and Floating Island Biomes have received a thorough level-polish.
Be careful walking along cliffs, the world now has fall damage.
It's now possible to use the PDA while driving vehicles, a highly requested addition.
There's plenty more packed in to this update! Be sure to grab the update and have a swim around to enjoy the improvements.
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strongMatt Durham, Beacon Correspondent/strong
In Sept. 2010, Timothy Noah of Slate published a series of articles titled "The Great Divergence," centered around the steep rise in income inequality. Working with economists from the MacArthur Foundation and the Paris School of Economics, Noah found that between 1980 and 2005, more than 80 percent of our nation's total increase in wealth was going to the top one percent of earners. In one of his last entries in the series he posed the following prophetic question to his readers: Why aren't the bottom 99 percent marching in the streets?
One year later, Noah's query has finally been answered. At the time of his writing, the United States was mired in recession, but the idea of collective action had not taken root. Over the past few weeks, however, all across the world the Occupy Wall Street movement has begun the process of giving a voice to the combined grievances of the 99 percent fed up with a system that continues to give so much to so few. Like most movements involving a shift of power and privilege from the haves to the have-nots, the Occupy movement has not been without its detractors.
Some harp on the idea that the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations will accomplish little because of a perceived lack of focus. Sentiments like these echo the criticisms against grassroots social movements of the past. The demands of the 1960s civil rights movement were also unclear at the start. Congressman Jim Clyburn, who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organizing demonstrations across the South, recently told the Associated Press that many demonstrators from that era felt the same backlash: ""They all knew something was wrong. They knew that it just wasn't right to have to get up out of your seat and give some white person your seat on a bus. They may not be able to explain to you exactly why." It was only after prolonged debate among participants (precisely what is happening now at Occupy locations across the country) that a tangible set of demands emerged.
The pressure to distill the frustrations surrounding income inequality speaks to the sound bite generation we've evolved into. If a group can't succinctly sum up its message to appease producers of cable news shows, they're written off as disjointed. I understand the media's need for clarity, but until the complexities of inequity in our financial system are sufficiently condensed, we should not expect the same from the Occupy movement.
Pinning down one specific scapegoat to blame for our country's financial woes is an impossibility. Broad terms like "the one percent," "corporate America," and even "Wall Street," are now synonyms for the collective powers-that-be who have manipulated the system to their advantage. "They" are responsible for allowing the wealthiest of Americans to prosper over the past few decades, at the expense of middle and working class families.
If naysayers need specific cases of corporate wrongdoing to take the Occupy movement more seriously, they are readily available. Our nation's largest financial institutions (and their CEOs) all committed egregious crimes that cost our country and its citizens billions of dollars, and left us to foot the bill. Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve and one of the chief architects of our economic collapse, is on record during a financial forum held in Nov. 2010 saying that actions taken by financial giants were "certainly illegal and clearly criminal."
Since 2007, a quick sweep of financial news during the time our economy faltered reveals a rap sheet of unprosecuted crimes that would make Bernie Madoff blush.
Merrill Lynch reported its subprime mortgage holdings at $15.2 billion in 2007. That number was actually around $46 billion, as reported by The New York Times. Lehman Brothers under reported their debt by around $50 billion in an effort to remain solvent before its 2008 collapse. In fact, The Wall Street Journal found in 2010 that Lehman was among 18 banks that underreported their debts by an average of 42 percent. In Feb. 2011, prosecutors dropped charges against former Countrywide co-founder Angelo Mozilo, a man largely responsible for the subprime mortgage crisis and the infamous "Friends of Angelo" favorable mortgage program highlighted in Michael Moore's emCapitalism: A Love Story/em.
The laundry list is actually much, much longer (and dirtier). Charges like these are not conspiracy, but very specific cases of institutions that have systematically silenced the voices of many. The problem lies not in the vagueness of demands as suggested by some commentators, but in the highly nuanced and specific grievances that can't be summed up in the first two minutes of the nightly news. It is becoming harder for the media to write off the movement as "fringe" or "extremist," as data continues to show growing, widespread support for the movement—a National Journal poll showed that 59 percent of adults now agree with the protests.
Our government does have to deal with reality. The truth is that $700 billion was spent to propagate corruption and a status quo that allows, as Vanity Fair's Joseph Stiglitz highlighted, a government to operate "of the one percent, by the one percent, for the one percent." That $700 billion could have gone to pay for better teachers, higher Pell grants, preservation of our National Parks, rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, green energy, firefighters, universal healthcare, textbooks, healthier food access, and yes, police officers. Couple the bailout with the $1.2 trillion dollars spent so far in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the overtime pay for law enforcement guarding the Occupy encampments some point to as "waste" suddenly seems like far less drastic of a cost. A lack of taxes, regulations, fees, and accountability are precisely why we are in this economic quagmire. Financial giants test their ability to bend and break the rules time and time again, and a toothless federal government turns a blind eye without a moment's hesitation.
America's short-sighted media have inundated us with comparisons between the Tea Party and the Occupy movement. In general, yes, both movements deal with disagreements with how our government should operate. But the Tea Party measures its success by how many Congressional seats they manage to overturn, and how much of a ratings boost they can give cable news. Occupy is a true populist movement based around the idea of consensus and fundamentally altering the way our economic system works. Success will not come at a predetermined date by our government, but when the American people join together and make real the promises of our democracy.
America does need solutions, and they're going to come from Dewey Square, Zuccotti Park, and all across the world where the marginalized many are finally standing up for ourselves.
emMatt Durham is a senior writing, literature, and publishing major. Durham can be reached at [email protected]/em
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For most of you long-time gardeners this post will be old hat for you. When you have gardened for a long time you learn how to store what you have grown and eating from the garden every day of the year is quite easy. But for those of you just starting out on your garden adventures here's a look at what we have stored for the winter, fresh, canned, and frozen! Our different storage options combined with our cool and cold season gardens mean we eat something from the garden almost every day of the year!!
Fresh Items in Storage
Lets start with the fresh un-preserved foods we have in storage:
Potatoes – In a book I once read it said if you ever want a chance of providing most of your own vegetables for your family then you have to learn to grow A LOT of potatoes. We started out with about 150 pounds of potatoes in storage this year. We don't have a root cellar so we are storing them in coolers in the garage. This is our first year storing them this way and it's not working out as well as we had hoped. We have already seen a little mildew on a few so we have opened the lids and are keeping them in a dark corner. Next year I think I'm going to build a nice big wooden crate for them that will allow more air flow. We have about 100 pounds left and that should last us a few more months.
Onions – We ended up with over 50 pounds between the two varieties we grew. These too have been moved out to the garage where it is cooler. The Candy onions are not a long storing onion so we maybe only have a month or two left before we will have to cut these up and move them to the freezer. The copra on the other hand should last until May!
Green Tomatoes – We also still have around 20 pounds of tomatoes ripening in the garage. About 1/2 of them are really ready to eat, so if we don't use them up soon we will put them in the freezer. The others will sit and slowly ripen over the next month or so. None of these are as tasty as vine-ripened but they are still garden grown!
Apples – We have a big box of Fuji apples that we bought from a local farmer. We keep these out in the garage where it's cool as well. Most of these will be eaten fresh but they are also there so we can make a nice homemade apple pie or two for Thanksgiving.
Canned Goods
We don't do a lot of canning. We have a pressure cooker but we really hate using it. Most of what we can, we do in the water bath canner.
Pickles – Our cucumber harvest was pretty small this year so we didn't can many pickles, in fact, we only did a half batch and most of them are already gone, but we still have a few.
Beets – We also pickled beets this year and we have 5 bottles of them left. They turned out AWESOME so I don't expect they will last much longer as Valerie and I are eating them like crazy. Next year we are doing a ton more.
Tomatoes – Most of our canning efforts went to tomatoes. We ended up with 65 quarts this year which is our best year yet. It will feel good to not have to ration bottles of tomatoes all winter. We will use these in soups, casseroles, and sauces until we have fresh tomatoes again in July.
Frozen Food
We like to freeze veggies and fruits. Yes I know if the zombie apocalypse ever happens we won't have a freezer but we know how to can, we just prefer freezing as it preserves the flavor and nutrients better.
Peaches – These also came from our local farmer and we have 16-quart bags we use for pies, cobblers and breakfast toppings.
Tomatoes – This is something new for us this year. We read about freezing tomatoes on several blogs and as the season ended this year and we were sick and tired of canning tomatoes we decided to give this a try. We have 5-gallon-sized bags that we will use in soups and as salsa.
Green Peppers – We ended up with 3 gallon-sized bags for the year, these will be used to flavor all kinds of dishes and will last over a year in the freezer
Peas – We had a ton of peas this year. 2 gallons from the garden and another 2 that we bought again for our favorite local farmer, who our oldest daughter works for.
Broccoli – This spring/summer was one of our best years ever for broccoli. The over abundance of broccoli allowed us to freeze a bunch this year. We have 3-gallon bags total.
Strawberries – It was a good year for strawberries, we have 3 gallon-sized bags in the freezer -these will be used for yogurt toppings, smoothies, and breakfast all winter long. We would normally have that many bags of raspberries too but with the move, our new patch just produced a little this year.
Pumpkin Seeds – We have a few pints of seeds and we will add about that many more when we use up the rest of the pumpkins.
Corn on the cob – We love corn on the cob and have been freezing it for 5 years now. This year we are trying something different, we froze them with the husks still on. This is supposed to keep them fresher and tastier so we will see how it does. We have 10 bags of 4 ears each.
Sugar Peas – We have a gallon bag of these to add to stir fries all year
Melons – A lot of folks think we are weird to freeze melons, but they really turn out good. Valerie and the kids eat them partially thawed as a snack and we also use them to flavor smoothies.
Summer Squash – We also always freeze a gallon or two of what ever summer squash we've grown. Zucchini, patty pan, or yellow squash always make a great addition to our winter soups
And of course we also have the winter cold frames where we grow lettuce, carrots, spinach, chard and other greens all winter long!!
So there you have it! Our cupboards and freezer are packed full for the winter and now we can relax and enjoy the bounty of the garden all winter long!


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Would You Celebrate "Bruce Springsteen Day?"
There is a proposal to make Bruce Springsteen's Birthday, September 23rd, a holiday in New Jersey.
According to Patch, the bill is being proposed by Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle. The idea came to her after she saw "Springsteen on Broadway." The bill says that New Jerseyans would celebrate the day with "appropriate activities and programs." That could be fun! Would there be a Bruce Springsteen singalong? Maybe a trip to Asbury Park! If it gives us a day off from work, I'm all in favor of it!
Would you celebrate "Bruce Springsteen Day?" What activities would you plan for it?


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Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast.
I hope you have been enjoying all of the wonderful ladies that I have had on lately. It has been so much fun chatting with them all and tapping into their unique wisdom!
I have another great lady to share with you today, and I have a feeling that her message will be as challenging for some of you as it was for me! Mary Harrell from Domestic Apologist is here today to talk about…budgets. I know…ugh, budgeting.
When Mary brought this up as the topic she would like to talk about, I thought, well, okay, if you really want to.
If you are like me, you get that budgeting is important, you do it a little bit, but would never deliberately go out of your way to learn more about it!
Well, Mary challenged me on this point, and I bet she will challenge many of you as well. In the episode, Mary shares how she met her husband (a really good story) and how they ended up needing to seriously budget.
Because of the circumstances, he was able to convince her to take Financial Peace University and, according to Mary, what they learned in that course allowed them to not only buy the house they wanted but have a better marriage and live better.
It's really inspiring! In this episode, we also talk about tithing, communication, the specifics of successful budgeting, and lots of other great topics.
Once you are done listening I encourage you to connect with Mary at her blog!
Here are a few links mentioned in this episode:
- Financial Peace University: Saying Yes To Sacrifice
- Sex, Salaries and Salads, Just Do the Hard Work
- Can Catholic Schools Be Tuition Free?
Also, as I mentioned at the end of the episode, my Marian Themed Liturgical Planner is on sale right now! I didn't order as many as last year (when I sold out) so if you want one, go get one!
Check them out here: Marian Planner Liturgical Planner.
Your sister in the small things,


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Hockey is one of the most popular sports in the United States. It is a fast-paced, contact sport that requires a lot of skill and endurance. If you are looking for a new way to spend your weekend, consider playing in a fantasy hockey league. It is quick and easy to set up; there are no long season schedules, and it is completely based on the competitiveness of each team.
Fantasy hockey is basically a type of fantasy sport in which players assemble a team that competes against other teams that do the same; based on the statistical outputs generated by pro hockey players. In a typical fantasy hockey league, there is 8-12 teams involved, but can often times be constructed with as many as twenty-20. The leagues are based upon a variety of different rules; one of which is the "draft" process.
A draft is essentially the first step in building your competitive hockey team. In daily fantasy sports leagues, the draft is the primary method of player acquisition. Each player is ranked prior to being placed into the draft lottery; the player with the highest ranking gets the first pick. Players can be ranked in any position, not only just at the top position.
The "salary" is also an important part of fantasy hockey. Salaries are set by the league itself, based upon the revenue that will be generated by the players in the league. These salaries are variable, so it is best to shop around to get the best deal for your players. Unlike the salary cap in real life, salaries in fantasy leagues are predetermined. However, there are ways around this, such as having players earn more points by performing well on the ice. Consistently performing at a high level is key to long-term success in leagues with a daily fantasy sports league.
Finally, there is the "point" system in hockey pools and daily fantasy hockey leagues. This system determines the scoring for each game, as well as overtime situations. Players earn one point for each game that they play and lose one point for each game that they play minus one. It doesn't matter how a player does in the game, as long as they have one or more points by the end of the day.
As you can see, the season is pretty tough to manage. One way to do this is by having weekly goals and weekly assists. The type of player that you draft or select depends heavily on your strategy. Some people like to accumulate players who play right wing or center, while others prefer to accumulate all play in the middle. Try different strategies to see what works best for you. Remember, a solid player in the NHL is someone who can contribute to their team and help to win the fantasy hockey championship.


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New York public radio station WFUV has released two videos of a live, in-studio performance from the Scottish indie pop trio Chvrches. With only a few synthesizers backing Lauren Mayberry's voice, the band stripped things down as much as possible without completely pulling the plug. The result is a fresh take on "The Mother We Share" and "Recover," both of which appear on the band's latest record, The Bones Of What You Believe. Check them out in the videos above and below.
Can't get enough synth-drenched indie pop? Try out Chvrches' performance for the Seattle radio station KEXP this past September, which contains almost a full half hour of live music.
Source: WFUV Radio YouTube channel


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Yeah, I know I've got that irresistible "Princess" thing going on with my pretty white coat and brindle spots. But don't let that fool you, my name is Letty, and I'm a spunky girl that loves playing outside with tiny humans and their toys. My favorite toy is a dump truck because I like to chase it and watch it crash. Since I'm a young pup, I would benefit from additional training and socialization to become the best pitty girl around. I'm looking for a home that has the time to teach me doggie manners and set boundaries while giving me all the love in the world.
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oderbergh and faithful writer Scott Z. Burns use the longtime flood of American antidepressant TV advertising to concoct an engaging thriller that snakes through an hour's worth of misdirection before gradually tipping its hand. What begins as a fairly conventional indictment of the anti-depressant industry morphs into a sinister cat-and-mouse game, and it's worth the wait.
Winsome Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) greets husband Martin (Channing Tatum) after he finishes a four-year jail term for insider trading. But she's hiding a secret: major depression. Enter Dr. John Banks (Jude Law), a British-born shrink with an upscale clientele. He accepts desperate Emily's suggestion that she take a heavily advertised new drug called Ablixa ("Take Back Tomorrow," goes its TV slogan). No joy. Suicidal Emily stabs Martin.
For Banks, suddenly under scrutiny, Emily isn't a murderer but a victim of side effects. To testify on her behalf he seeks details from her former shrink Victoria Siebert (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who wields her ambiguous sexuality like its own narcotic. Inconsistencies emerge and Banks gradually becomes obsessed with finding out more.
Once Soderbergh shoves open this edgy door, he and his cast deliver a confident "what goes round, comes round" thriller about depression as opportunism. The film's working title, "The Bitter Pill," would have been more apt. If this is really Soderbergh's filmmaking swan song, he's gone out with a taught, clever, and accomplished story that without being spectacular reaffirms his professionalism.


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Health officials from six counties along Colorado's Western Slope came together with a common goal of strengthening the region's public health infrastructure culminating in the establishment of the West Central Public Health Partnership (WCPHP). In the years that followed, officials enacted intergovernmental agreements outlining partnership roles and responsibilities, and participants embarked on numerous multi-jurisdictional public health campaigns and programs. This report describes an in-depth evaluation of the WCPHP to identify the organizational elements that contributed to the group's successes.
Velonis, A. (2012). The West Central Public Health Partnership: A Case Study in Public Health Collaboration. Denver, CO: The Colorado Trust.


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Yesterday, McDonald's released its monthly earnings statement, showing plummeting sales … once again. And today, the chain made a major announcement that, in an effort to help reverse the trend, it's hiring former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs as its new global communications officer.
He's got his work cut out for him, though: May's earnings report shows that same-store sales dropped 2.2 percent for that month, which is somehow almost a third worse than the decline analysts had expected. This marks 12 straight months of flat or declining sales, proving that the turnaround plan — to brand as a "modern, progressive" burger company, toast the buns longer to make them "hotter" and "tastier," and, of course, "evolve" the Hamburglar — failed. The one bright spot was in Europe, where sales actually climbed 2.3 percent, largely because McDonald's U.K. ran a month-long promotion called, ironically, "Great Tastes of America."
This is the last time that critics will be able to point and laugh at the McDonald's monthly earnings, though. Last month, CEO Steve Easterbrook announced that the long-standing practice (since 2003) will come to an end on July 1, when the quarterly earnings report comes out, in order to focus on "strategic, longer-term actions." Gibbs at least can breathe a sigh of relief that he won't have to start off each month sugar-coating these dismal reports.