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hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The name Mathau is derived from the Hebrew Biblical given name Matityahu (Matthew), meaning gift of God.
Mathau Early Origins
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Mathieu, Mathieue, Mathieues, Mathieus, Mathieux, Mathis, Matieu, Matieue, Mathius, Matieues, Matieus, Matieux, Mathioux, Mathioue and many more.
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By Robyn Collins
Camila Cabello, formerly of Fifth Harmony has opened up about some of the challenges she faced being in a hugely popular and outwardly sexy girl group.
"There's been a lot of times where people have tried to sexualize us to just get more attention, she told LennyLetter.com. "Unfortunately, sex sells. There's definitely been times where there's stuff that I have not been comfortable with and I've had to put my foot down."
Related: Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello Release 'Bad Things' Video
However, the artist admits there is a time and a place for being sexy. "There's nothing wrong with showing sexuality. If you have that inside, it's just an expression of who you are. If you want to share that with people, that's amazing. I love that. Look at Rihanna. She's so sexy. She comes from Planet Sexy. I worship her. I really do."
Regarding her time in Fifth Harmony she says, "I feel like it's been tricky because we've had to grow into ourselves while being in front of the world and while making songs that did have a lot of sexual undertones."
Now, with songs like "Bad Things" and "Dope," she says, "I've realized that growing into myself now, I think two years ago I would've been afraid to sing about that. That's completely natural because I wasn't ready yet. I think the thing that I would say to young women is, if you're not ready for it, put your foot down."
The singer admits she has stayed away from social media this year, saying, "I don't go on it, and I just keep myself focused on getting better and growing as an artist and finding different ways to grow as a person. It's just kept me grounded, and I don't have 1,000 people thinking that they didn't like my shoes."
When it comes to developing survival skills, Cabello credited her mom with keeping her sane and grounded. "I have my mom with me all the time. I literally don't think I could function without her. She's been through so much in her life that's real s—. My family came from places where a lot of people didn't have food to eat. Whenever there's stuff here, little stuff that could make you angry or makes you forget that we have so much to be grateful for just having hot water, my mom makes sure to remind me of what's important."
As far as her political involvement this year, Cabello shared, "To be honest with you, I didn't think that I would be as politically outspoken as I was this year about the election. I know that it's a really personal decision, voting. All of the things that were being spoken about hit so close to home, to me being an immigrant and being a Latina, that I just felt a responsibility to stick up for my people and my culture. Now and forevermore, I'm going to stick up for immigrants and I'm going to stick up for Hispanic people and their rights. I feel like that's just my job."

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Manuel wants more than NL East title
Skipper would like to see Phillies bolster pitching staff
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Charlie Manuel leaned back easily in a chair at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Not once did he glance over his shoulder, or give the impression that he was being pursued. But for the first time in his tenure as Phillies manager, which began with the 2005 season, Manuel and his team are in the catbird seat. His Phils are the defending National League East champions after a 14-year absence from the playoffs. They have the past two NL Most Valuable Players on their roster and a second baseman who could make that a trifecta. The most recent of those MVPs, shortstop Jimmy Rollins, recently followed up his "We're the team to beat" proclamation by setting 100 wins as the next benchmark. So what's next? "First of all, I think Jimmy gets excited," Manuel said, with a slight roll of his eyes. "Jimmy definitely wants us to win 100 games, and so do I. That would definitely get us in the playoffs and get us a chance at a World Series. If we win 100 games, then he backs it up again and that makes me a good manager, too." Manuel will become a much better manager if he gets what he wants -- more pitching, preferably a starter and a reliever. That's been slow going this offseason, with the few available going for a king's ransom. The Phillies found a way to the postseason in 2007 despite a 4.73 ERA -- they did it by leading the NL in runs scored. The projected 2007 rotation is Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Kyle Kendrick, Jamie Moyer and Adam Eaton. Each brings a question mark. Hamels, the ace, missed a month with left elbow inflammation. Myers returns to the rotation after loving life as a closer, and he also missed two months with a right shoulder strain. Kendrick has made just 20 Major League starts. Moyer is 45 years old. Eaton is nursing a shoulder injury that, while it doesn't require surgery, could affect the right-hander. The bullpen has four pieces in closer Brad Lidge, Tom Gordon, J.C. Romero and Ryan Madson, but Madson and Gordon also missed significant time in 2007 with shoulder troubles. Manuel's worry is that the Phillies don't have the organizational depth to overcome an injury, and he's not a patient man. If they all stay healthy, then he'll be willing to talk about a three-digit win total. "We feel like we've got to get stronger and improve some of our weaknesses before we're capable of winning 100 games," Manuel said. "We're not even close to that. We talk about every possibility to improve our pitching, and hopefully we can, whether it's in our organization or whether it's by trade or whatever."
It's a good thing for the Phillies the season doesn't start after the Winter Meetings conclude, as some of the groundwork laid in Nashville this week may not bear fruit for a few weeks or months. Philadelphia remains interested in free agents Kris Benson and Hiroki Kuroda, as well as southpaw reliever John Grabow, currently with the Pirates. Movement in those areas isn't expected to be imminent..Offensively, Manuel is hopeful that Tadahito Iguchi returns to play third base. The skipper is also prepared to move forward without Aaron Rowand, going with Shane Victorino in center field and Jayson Werth in right. Greg Dobbs would then play some outfield and the Phillies would look for a bench player who can play all three outfield spots. When the games start, there's the always daunting task of fending off the Mets and Braves. "I look at the Mets right now and say to myself, 'When are they going [make a move]?'" Manuel said. "I know they're going to go out and try to win next year as much as anybody in our league. I feel like they have something up their sleeve. "I want us to be good enough to get ahead and see if somebody can catch us, because we're always playing to catch somebody. We were fortunate to be in first place when the season was over. For two years, we were chasing. We haven't won a pennant for a long time, but winning a division isn't like winning the World Series."
Ken Mandel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Any number of communities and neighborhoods in the New York/New Jersey areas are complaining that, after a full two weeks post Hurricane Sandy, there is still no electrical power.
Power companies are saying that they won't provide power until they can individually inspect and approve a massive number of electrical panels and conduits and transformers.
They say this could not just take days, but weeks and — now — months.
Because they know this one very salient thing: any person injured or, worse, possibly killed because of "improperly" or "hurriedly" restored power will themselves or their survivors contact an attorney group in order to instigate a civil or possibly criminal negligence suit for redress of a fiscally-geometric nature.
Therefore, American tort history mandates that these companies move with a glacial-like pace in order to achieve American Expectational Perfection.
Anything less involves lawsuits.
I say:
Get over yourselves, America.
You wanted Perfection?
Live with its lawful (what I call the) Logical Extension.


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Can there be anything more exciting than having those phonics lessons finally "click" with your little one and hearing him read his first words? I doubt it! Listening to my children learn to read is a thrill for me. I enjoy teaching them to read and I delight in hearing them read aloud.
Right away it seems that children want to "read a book" which, of course, is not quite yet possible. Just because they can blend a few phonics sounds doesn't mean they are ready to read Huck Finn. Children just learning to read want to feel the accomplishment of reading a book, turning the pages and finishing with "The End". I've used beginning phonics readers, such as Bob Books, Now I'm Reading or Decodable Little Books to fill that need. Here's how to make your own!
In my homeschool, I wanted to customize reading for my children and so I started making my own little beginner readers. It is easy, it saves you money, and it can become a childhood memory especially if your little child illustrates his own books. Our homemade books have been used over and over again and loved by each child that I teach to read. Their older brothers and sisters remember those books with excitement and that makes it all the more motivational for little ones to be able to learn to read them. I use my children's names in the book to personalize the story. Since every child can read his own name and most of the names of his family members, you have more words to work with than just those that can be easily decoded.
To make your own little readers, you will need cardstock weight paper to make a little book. I have used paper trimmings from the printer, old file folders cut-up, 4 x 6″ index cards, etc. Use whatever you can find: this is supposed to be a save-you-money project, so be creative. I fold the paper in half, and then staple or machine sew 3 pages down the center fold to create a finished book of 6 pages. If I am using index cards, I staple 6 index cards along the left side so they open to a wide horizontal format. The first and last page can be fancier paper or a colored page decorated with stickers as it will be the cover.
Plan out 7 simple sentences, one for each page. The last inside page will say "The End". To fill my book, I choose words that will reinforce a phonic sound that my child is learning. For example, when I taught the phonic unit "ee", I made a little book called "Weeds and Beets". It was spring gardening time, so the subject was a natural. Since my daughter Emily (4 years old then) already knew the short vowels and consonants along with the words "a" and "the", I focused on having her learn to decode that "ee" sound. Here is the little story page by page:
Outside front cover-Weeds and Beets
Inside front cover- blank
page 1- Weeds, weeds!
page 2- Emily has a beet seed.
page 3- A beet seed in the weeds.
page 4- Big weeds and a red beet
page 5- Emily gets a big weed.
page 6- A bee sees a beet.
page 7- Emily gets the beet!
page 8- The End
Inside back cover-blank
outside back cover-blank
With young ones, I draw simple illustrations and let them color them. Children that are a little older will be able to draw their own pictures to go with the story. Books that turn out to be a wonderful treasure can be unstapled, laminated, and re-stapled to make a sturdy book that will last many years. I have one of these that has lasted 22 years so far! The colors are still bright and the pages clean.
As your child masters phonics skills, it can still be fun to put together little books whenever a memorable event occurs in your family. When Nathan was 18-years-old, he was driving our little car home when a pickup truck hit him, totaling the car. After going to the emergency room to retrieve our son who was very fortunately not hurt, we visited the towing yard to see the damage to our car. Looking at that squashed-flat car made us amazed that Nathan had not been killed. This experience made a profound impression on my little ones, and Emily (then 7 years) wrote and illustrated a little book entitled Nathan's Big Crash. She knew her phonics sounds well enough to be able to write it with very little help.
To create little books for a new beginning reader, use the consonants that he has learned along with one short vowel. For example, you could use the short vowel "a", along with the consonants "c", "s", "b", "m", "n" to make these words: cat, sat, bat, at, Matt, cab, man, can, etc. From these you can make up a short story with just a few words per page. Don't forget to include your child's name as a character in the story too!
It will amaze you how well your child will learn, and will love reading these books too! Have fun!
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Aloe is an extract from the aloe plant that is used in many skincare products. Aloe poisoning occurs when someone swallows this substance. However, aloe is relatively nonpoisonous.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
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Aloe is found in many different products, including:
Stop using the product.
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
See: Poison control center - emergency number.
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate.
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Aloe is relatively nonpoisonous. Treatment is usually not needed.
However, if you eat it, you will likely have diarrhea. In rare cases, it can cause you to have an allergic reaction, which can be dangerous. Seek medical attention if rash, throat tightness, difficulty breathing, or chest pain develop.
Smolinske SC, Daubert GP, Spoerke DG. Poisonous plants. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 24.
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Originally Posted by CrimsonFire
Complex? Really it's not, Obito has no real reasoning to be antagonist to begin with, Obito himself never stated anything why hes doing all of this, beside what said to Kakashi before the flash back "because you let Rin die" that's it.
Do you even read the manga?
Originally Posted by JBandaa
The guy is fckin 30 yea old tho. I don't think he wants to collect flowers and have rainbows and unicorns running around, while only holding her hand in his dream world
I guess you were never in love. Besides that, it's not really about Rin anymore.
Originally Posted by Ldude
He loved her, and wants to be bring her back. Why give that up for the purple haired ***** who betrayed him in the end.
purple haired wha-?! 1 konan hair is dark freaking blue 2 she isnt a beyotch 3 she never betrayed obito obito betrayed them
and 9 she demolished dat fool
Originally Posted by shyarkugan
He wants change the fate of the world
Yea Obito did stated that during that 2 month flash back I remember, but that's not the reason why he doing this.
Obito had crush on a girl he liked who didn't like him back stated several occasions, basically getting friend zone and Rin loved Kakashi cause he was cool. Obito later goes insane when he witness Kakashi killed Rin and breaking the promise of not letting Rin die(which would think Obito would attack Kakashi since he the one that killed her) really nothing that serious cause Rin isn't Obito actual gf. Obito wants to change fate cause he witness his crush die, not because his family has been killed or anything personal, again not a strong reason for Obito antagonist at least to me anyway.
Obito should had never been Tobi in my opinion, Obito was better off like he was previously in Kakashi gaiden.
Rin was still his best friend, she was more than just some crush.
Originally Posted by RasenUchihaChaos
purple haired wha-?! 1 konan hair is dark freaking blue 2 she isnt a beyotch 3 she never betrayed obito obito betrayed them
and 9 she demolished dat fool
yeah right
i made a thread like this once in September and everyone called me a pedophile
Originally Posted by CrimsonFire
Rin was still his best friend, she was more than just some crush.
yeah right
he had izangi without it he be dead not even his sharingan that he used either
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Upon learning of the death of longtime Cheyney University faculty member Mrs. Edythe Scott Bagley, Cheyney University President Michelle R. Howard-Vital expressed condolences on behalf of the University.
"Cheyney University grieves at the loss of the talented professor and mentor, Edythe Scott Bagley. Our condolences are extended to the hundreds of family members, students of Professor Bagley, and the larger theater arts community," President Vital stated.
Edythe Bagley, sister of civil rights legend Coretta Scott King, joined the Cheyney University faculty in 1971 with the assignment of developing a theatre arts major. Largely due to her leadership, Pennsylvania's Department of Education approved the University's proposal to offer a theatre arts major in 1980. The university completed the construction of a modern theatre arts facility in 1996. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Professor Bagley directed the student repertory group, the Cheyney Players, and directed many productions from both classical and modern dramatic literature.
Cheyney University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Ivan Banks added that Professor Bagley was a beloved Cheyney University faculty member who will always be remembered. "She always remembered us," said Vice President Banks.
Professor Bagley was a member of the Cheyney University faculty for 25 years, retiring in 1996. Her title was Associate Professor of Fine Arts in the department of English. She was married to Dr. Arthur M. Bagley, a retired professor at Cheyney, for 57 years until his passing on February 24th of this year.


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Then I painted the whole thing white and cut the letters from vinyl and used the outline as a stencil. I used Georgia font, and each letter is 5.5 inches tall.
I painted in the letters with red and removed the vinyl. When everything was dry I ran my palm sander over everything to distress it a little.
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All eyes will be drawn to Sporting Park on Sunday (4:00 p.m. ET / NBCSN) when the first-place Crew visits second-place and defending MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City with just a point separating the two sides at the top of the Eastern Conference table.
The matchup provides a stiff test for a Black & Gold side looking to prove it's the cream of the crop in the Eastern Conference.
"It's a great opportunity for our team to play the best team in MLS last year, the champions and a very good team," Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said. "I think this year they're really strong again. It's a great challenge for us. We're excited to go in and hopefully play a good game."
The Black & Gold are hungry for points following the three consecutive 1-1 draws with San Jose, D.C. and New York. However, a 4-1 defeat in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic Final in March will be fresh in the mind of Sporting's players as they look to knock off the East-leading Crew.
"It's going to be real exciting," said midfielder Justin Meram. "Last time we played them was at Disney, obviously we got the better of the result. They're going to come out firing, but we've got to get the win. Three times in a row, we've drawn. We've got to get some points."
Berhalter and his players expect an open match on Sunday as they prepare for Sporting's possession-based 4-3-3 formation.
"[Sporting has] a certain way to play, a specific way to play," Berhalter said. "I wouldn't exactly say it's like ours, but it's very offense-oriented. It's very physical. It's a little bit more direct and they're also very good at set pieces. It's a very strong team, very good players in the middle. They have National Team-quality players. It's going to be a tough game."
In what is expected to be a back-and-forth match, there is likely no room for error between the top two sides in the East. Making the most of its attacking opportunities is set to be key for the Crew on the road.
"There's going to be room to play out there, for sure," Meram explained. "We've just got to be smart with the ball, make good runs off the ball. We'll create chances and they will too, playing at home. It's a question of when they have their 10 minutes, are we going to weather the storm? When we get our moment, are we going to capitalize?
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Other early warning signs of y an asthma attack are
Call 9-1-1 right away if you have any of the symptoms below. These are signs of a serious medical emergency.
If your child has asthma, the child's caregivers must know to call 9-1-1 if your child has any of these symptoms. This includes teachers, babysitters, and others who take care of your child.
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Rockville, MD. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2007. NIH publications 08-4051.
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Tips for Disaster Recovery Compliance
Although disaster recovery programs are used by most credit unions, many do not provide enough protection for the credit union or its members and are not fully compliant with FFIEC guidelines.
Employing the following tips will ensure that your credit union is prepared for any unforeseen disasters or outages and enhance its regulatory compliance.
Review Your Business Impact Analysis
Review your credit union's Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to ensure it meets FFIEC guidelines.
- Maximum allowable downtimes for IT systems and business processes. FFIEC guidelines require credit unions to put each IT system and business process into one of five categories, including critical, urgent, important, normal and nonessential processes. Each category has a maximum allowable downtime in which the credit union has to be able to recover each IT system or business process after a disaster has occurred. Critical processes must be recovered within minutes to hours, urgent processes must be recovered within 24 hours, important processes must be recovered within 72 hours, normal processes must be recovered within seven days and nonessential processes must be recovered within 30 days.
- Assess the potential impact of business disruptions that could occur as a result of disasters or outages. Proactively knowing the impact of business disruptions can help reduce the costs of recovery.
- List action steps required to recover critical IT systems and business processes. Following this process will allow you to determine the resources needed for recovery and ensure that you have a plan of action to follow after a crisis or outage has occurred.
- Set recovery time objectives for key IT systems and business processes. This will permit you to measure your test results after the testing phase.
Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Testing your credit union's ability to recover critical IT systems and business processes enable you to evaluate the effectiveness of your disaster recovery program. Credit unions should conduct recovery tests at least once per year. The testing process has four phases, which include planning, preparation, execution and reporting.
- Planning. This phase includes developing a testing plan that identifies the IT systems and business processes to be restored and identifies the personnel who will execute the recovery plan.
- Preparation. This phase includes scheduling the test and identifying any resources needed to support a successful recovery test.
- Execution. The execution phase is the actual disaster recovery test. This should include simulating mock disasters or outages that might occur. For example, you may want to simulate situations that involve the restoration of damaged loan files or documents or how to protect employees from contaminated financial records, cash or contents of safe deposit boxes. This phase usually takes one or two days to complete.
- Reporting. During this phase you combine test results into a report so that you can identify any potential barriers to recovery and address issues or failures discovered during the test.
Analyze Test Results
After conducting the test, review the results to determine what worked correctly, what went wrong or not as expected, what areas can be improved and what adjustments need to be made to your disaster recovery plan.
Test results could show a missed recovery time objective and may also reveal that employees need further training in order to carry out tasks within the disaster recovery plan. Many recovery problems can be avoided by conducting consistent updates to IT systems and using data from the disaster recovery test to update the recovery plan.
As technology and regulatory requirements change more rapidly, credit unions that want to stay in compliance and ensure their institutions are fully protected should continuously reevaluate the effectiveness of their disaster recovery programs. Reviewing your disaster recovery program once or twice a year will reduce risk to your institution and enhance its regulatory compliance.
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Bigger pic here.
As part of introductory posts for the mannequins, displaying them in the garb in which they truly began to be themselves, Rinwyn's getup is mostly composed of relatively low-level bits and pieces, save for the boots which just fit a burglar, imo.
It's good that burglars, too, have their own cosmetic thread. Just plain awesome to see what others have done with the class.


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Only dwarfs orbiting further than Neptune can be classified as a plutoid, and
they must also circle the sun and be large enough to have their own
gravitational field. Pluto's permanent classification as a plutoid now
means Neptune is the outermost planet in Earth's solar system; one complete
orbit around the sun takes almost 165 years.
are celestial bodies in orbit around the sun at a distance greater than
that of Neptune that have sufficient mass for their self-gravity to overcome
rigid body forces so that they assume a hydrostatic equilibrium
(near-spherical) shape, and that have not cleared the neighborhood around their
orbit," said the IAU.
Pluto and Eris remain the only plutoids at the moment, but astronomers expect
to find other small bodies that meet the qualifications to be a plutoid.
The controversy over Pluto's planet status has been strong for years, and the
IAU-created plutoid classification most likely will not end the debate.
In fact, it is unlikely the debate regarding Pluto's status and what it should
be classified as will never end, and defining it as a "plutoid" will
only add fuel to the fire.
Many astronomers remain angry that Pluto, considered a planet for around 70
years, could have its status demoted so easily by the IAU. Text book
publishers and teachers must now begin to teach students that Pluto lost its
planet status and is now a plutoid, along with describing the new
The IAU has been the sole organization responsible for classifying all
planetary bodies for more than a decade.


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Cantor and Donnelly will address 600 restaurateurs from across the country as they convene in Washington to meet with lawmakers to discuss key legislation and policy issues impacting the foodservice industry. The event also will feature former White House Press Secretary and Fox News host Dana Perino.
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The NRA's 2014 Public Affairs Conference theme, "Stand Up for Restaurants," is part of the National Restaurant Association's ongoing campaign to share the industry's story as a leading job creator and industry of opportunity.
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During the conference, attendees will participate in Capitol Hill meetings where they will provide members of Congress and their staff with first-hand experiences articulating the need for pro-growth policies, including reforms to the Affordable Care Act, as well as tax incentives, immigration reform and patent reform.
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AFL and ASADA probes were separate, sports body claims
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has claimed it and the AFL conducted ''separate'' probes into Essendon's supplements program, as James Hird officially dragged AFL chief Gillon McLachlan and former boss Andrew Demetriou into his Federal Court case.
In a flurry of paperwork lodged in the Federal Court on Wednesday night, the Bombers and suspended coach Hird argue the investigation, as part of Operation Cobia, was ''ultra vires'' (beyond the scope) of ASADA's 2006 Act, its regulations and the National Anti-Doping scheme.
In a curious development, ASADA will ask in the hearing whether any or all of the 34 former and current Essendon players issued with show-cause notices will need to give evidence or be part of proceedings. Hird does not want the players involved and the players' lawyers believe they are not required to give evidence.
ASADA and Hird and the Bombers are also at loggerheads over when the case should be heard. Hird has asked the court to start a trial on August 18, and expects it to last for two or three days, while ASADA believes it could start on August 4, and last for two days.
In what could be a significant move, Hird has also accused the anti-doping body of acting ''beyond power in creating and then publishing'' last year's interim report with the AFL. This led to Hird's 12-month suspension.
''ASADA, in creating and disseminating the interim report, did so for a purpose not provided for in the ASADA legislative scheme,'' the submission said.
In its submission, ASADA has revealed what its ''basic case'' is likely to be.
Through Tom Howe QC, and lawyer Dan Star, and signed off by Australian Government Solicitor Craig Rawson, ASADA argues ''there is no express or implied legislation prohibition in the act'' against ''investigative co-operation'' between it and the AFL.
''The ASADA and AFL co-operated with one another in the course of conducting their own separate investigations. ASADA's actions in this regard were authorised by the legislative scheme''.
ASADA says all information provided to the AFL was ''lawfully given for the purposes of or in connection with'' the NAD scheme.
However, if Hird and the Bombers can prove there was a ''contravention of legislative requirements'', ASADA will argue it does not ''warrant the grant of relief'' the two parties are calling for. Hird and the Bombers want the case deemed unlawful, therefore rendering the show-cause notices void.
ASADA says Hird and the Bombers should have their case rejected because, during last year's interview process, they ''acquiesced in the so-called joint interviews and so-called joint investigation; and they advertently declined to raise any objection to the steps now sought to be impugned. There has also been unexplained lengthy delay by Essendon and Mr Hird.''
Through his lawyer, Peter Hanks QC, Hird will argue ASADA acted ''in breach of the confidentiality obligations imposed on ASADA'' and ''acted for purposes extraneous to those of ASADA in furthering its own investigation''.
While investigations intensified after the Bombers self-reported on February 5 last year, Hird wants to know what terms, conditions or arrangements were put in place between the AFL and ASADA between January 2013 and February 5.
During the discovery period, Hird has called for any email or written communications between the AFL and ASADA to be produced, ''including, but not limited to, Messrs Gillon McLachlan, Brett Clothier and Andrew Demetriou''. Clothier is a key member of the AFL's integrity unit.
Hird also wants transcripts of interviews with the Essendon players, with specific reference to who asked the questions.
Essendon has Neil Young QC, a former chairman of the Victorian Bar, president of the Australian Bar Association and one of the leading commercial law experts, leading its case.
In their submission, the Bombers argue ''the players should not have been served with these show-cause notices and should not have to respond to them at all''.
Hird has also sought an injunction preventing the players having to respond to the show-cause notices until the case is finished.
As it stands, they have until July 11 to do so.
Hird says he seeks ''expedition of the hearing'' as he will return from his 12-month suspension by the AFL over governance issues and rejoin the Bombers in late August.
ASADA wants any further affidavits and documents to be filed by close of business on July 3.
Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
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According to the specs, a pointer in the flush list flushes only the pointer, but not the object it references. Then I don't understand the example A18.1 for C (in the 2.5 specs), because it uses
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#pragma omp flush(synch)
where synch is clearly a pointer!
I have written a similar pipelining code, which hangs if I use the same mechanism as described in example A18.1.
The solution for me was to use
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The Fortran version of my pipelining code works fine, and here I can see the effect of removing/inserting flushes. Without flushes the code hangs, with flushes it works as expected.
Is this a compiler problem (I am using Sun Studio 11 and 12), or is this a language problem, and the example in the specs is wrong? Or is it something else?


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OAKLAND — A person is expected to live after being shot along city streets Monday, police said.
Officers responded to a 3 p.m. call for a report of a person shot at the intersection of McArthur Boulevard and Ritchie Street, said Officer J. Moore.
The person was transported to a local hospital in stable condition, Moore said.
Police said they have a suspect, but as of Monday evening no arrest had been made.
A motive was not immediately known, Moore said.
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Oct 16, 2012
Sustainable Business & CSR: Will Consumers Pony Up?
In her keynote yesterday at the 2012 PRSA International Conference, June Cotte (@jcotte), an associate professor of marketing at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Ontario, discussed responsible consumer buying habits in over three products: coffee, cotton and chocolate. The big question she posed was this: Will people spend more on "responsible" products?
According to Cotte, over the past 40 years the reasoning in which a consumer would buy one product over another has changed dramatically. In the past a consumer would try to buy a cleaning detergent without phosphates which have potential health impacts and pollute water supplies. Today, labor practices, animal abuse, and philanthropic cause have an influence over the decisions people make. However, she found that there is a gap between attitude and actual behavior. A person may have an prejudice towards a product but, when no one is looking still buys it for financial reasons.
Whether it is T-shirts or coffee, there is a premium some will pay based on some measure of corporate responsibility, Cotte noted. People were willing to spend more than $3 more for a T-shirt if the garment contained organic cotton. Oddly, the premium consumers were willing to pay remained consistent if the shirt was made of 25% organic cotton or 75% organic cotton. It seems as long as there's an effort being made, the consumer will agree to pay more. The same principle applies to coffee and chocolate, only different variables are taken into consideration – such as labor rights and fair trade.
Interestingly enough, a brand always known for responsible behavior can launch new products and reap the benefit of their existing image. However, companies with bad reputations generate proportionally greater rewards when they start marketing responsible products. I guess consumers like to see companies make decision to change something beside their bottom line and are willing to support that notion.
The hard part for brands, according to Cotte, is informing the public of the cause or environmental initiative they've chosen to tackle. Most of us make buying decisions based on habits or brands we've grown to trust over our lifetimes, underscoring the challenge brands face when communicating new initiatives.
Author Michael Seghieri is a divisional vice president with MultiVu, a PR Newswire company.
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I am resurrecting a low mileage 1981 R100 that was briefly submerged (five feet of water in the garage... just a tad too much rain following a two year drought... be careful what you pray for) and I've run across a slight perplexity with the top end rebuild. My Clymer manual notes that the rocker spindles should be installed with the "punch marked" end up and out. None of my rocker spindles are punch marked at all. As this was not the case on my 1976 R90/6 I didn't pay much attention to the orientation of the spindles when I pulled them out of the rockers to clean up the needle bearings (classic blunder).
Each spindle has two oiling holes in the interior wall; one straight drilled hole near the end of the spindle and one diagonally chamfered hole opposite the straight hole and slightly farther in toward the center of the spindle.
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John Sissons is a working class kid growing up in London's East End during the mid 1970s. His family doesn't have a lot, but they do have tremendous love for each other and an undying passion for football (that's soccer for the American crowd).
Kenny Montgomery is the strange kid who lives across the street. Overweight, socially awkward, and uncommunicative to the point one could mistake him for mute, it seems to be Kenny's lot in life to be the butt of jokes and target of bullies.
Turns out Kenny's abuse doesn't end when he gets home from school. As John learns firsthand one frightening afternoon when he stops in for tea, both Kenny and his mum are the victims of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of Kenny's alcoholic father.
A good kid at heart, John takes Kenny under his wing and the two form an unlikely friendship, one that grows for several years until their lives are irrevocably changed by two outbursts of violence.
The first finds all the pain Kenny has suffered and repressed throughout his life erupting in spectacular fashion, while the second results when John, now a dropout, and some friends plan a holdup that goes decidedly sideways. The fallout from those events sends John and Kenny down separate paths in life for the better part of a decade. When they're finally reunited they discover that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Written from John's point of view and in the rough-edged vernacular of London's East End, Abide With Me is as immersive and atmospheric as a novel can get. There's nothing pretty or sugarcoated about the lives John and Kenny lead, and therein is actually where the true beauty of Abide With Me lies. Author Ian Ayris has an uncanny talent for exquisitely expressing and bringing to life the type of small details and everyday triumphs and tragedies that define our lives. Be it John and his father sharing the joy of their favorite football club's success or Kenny finding solace in staring at the streetlight outside his window at night, Ayris realizes it's the little things in life that ultimately make the biggest difference.
And while the plot of Abide With Me is fiction, Ayris has said that the setting and many of the memories and emotions were indeed mined from his own life. That willingness of Ayris to tap directly into his own childhood hopes and dreams, pain and confusion gives John's voice a clarity and rawness that rings undeniably true. This boy, and later young man, is as real as any person you'll ever meet. More so, actually, as Ayris takes us into the darkest corners of John's mind, allowing the reader to share and experience every triumph and humiliation, every ambition and sacrifice in a way one rarely, if ever, gets to share with another person in reality.
That Abide With Me is a debut novel is, quite frankly, stunning. Ayris brings a depth and level of emotion to his writing that most authors strive their entire career to achieve, and which many never do. Never is that more apparent than in the ending Ayris crafts for John and Kenny, one so powerful, poignant, and heartbreaking it actually brought tears to my eyes. If there is even a shred of justice in this world Abide With Me will garner the kind of widespread attention it so richly deserves.
Abide with Me is available from Caffeine Nights Publishing (ISBN: 978-1907565120).
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Become a Volunteer for the Institute Annual Fund!
Volunteering for the Institute Annual Fund is a great way to connect with classmates and help shape the Institute's future. There are many opportunities to get involved!
- Class Agents: You can volunteer to be a representative of your class. Class agents assist the Institutional Advancement Office to communicate the impact of annual gifts to the MIIS Annual Fund, and thank those who have given. To volunteer to be a Class Agent, please contact email@example.com.
- Graduating Class Challenge: It's a MIIS tradition. Graduating students give because they know they benefitted from the generosity of those who came before them and they want to celebrate all that MIIS has to offer. Consider being a champion for your graduating class by helping to organize activities, advertising and celebrating your accomplishments. We urge you to show your appreciation for the MIIS experience by helping your fellow students continue this important tradition of philanthropic giving. For more details, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Phonathon: The Institutional Advancement Office invites alumni who possess good phone etiquette and want to reconnect with MIIS alumni. It's an easy and fun way to give back to the Institute! Calling is conducted twice a year mid-semester in Fall and Spring. It's simple, easy and can be done from the comforts of your own home. Contact email@example.com for more details.
- Alumni Chapter Officers: The MIIS Alumni Chapters are regional and represented on virtual social media platforms. Each chapter has a group of dedicated volunteers who will work with the Alumni Relations and Institutional Advancement Offices to coordinate and communicate upcoming events, updates about campus and the impact of annual giving. In addition, many alumni chapters work together to campaign for various causes or decide to pool their resources to create an endowed scholarship fund. To volunteer to be an officer in one of the alumni chapters, please contact the Volunteer Outreach Coordinator at 831.647.3558.
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Until now, pins acted simply as a link to the original website. Now, Pinterest is working with dozens of popular brands to show more information -- such as recipes, movie reviews, product availability and pricing -- on pins. A small icon that appears below the picture in a pin will indicate when a pin includes more information.
This change will make it easier for users to get the information they need, and it will make branding more effective for organizations using Pinterest for marketing purposes. And with pricing and availability information included as part of some pins, participating vendors are also likely to see an increase in sales from Pinterest. Pinterest itself will also likely see a nice boost as keeping users on its site instead of directing them elsewhere will increase its stickiness.
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Participating retailers include -- but are not limited to, by a long shot -- eBay, Home Depot, Target and Walmart. Sources for recipes include Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Skinny Taste and Whole Foods Market. Movie sources include Flixster, Netflix and Rotten Tomatoes. (For a full list of participating vendors, see Pinterest's blog post on the new pins.)
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I wish I was travelling somewhere right now, somewhere hot and warm, away from this grim weather that seems to have descended over the UK/Ireland today! Alas, I have to content myself with browsing the internet to get my travel fix. I came across this article on the BBC about travelling as a veggie and thought it would be interesting to have a little look at the 'so called' best and worst destinations for the veggie traveler.
The article lists places like Singapore, India and Thailand as hits for veggies. While I can say I haven't traveled to any of these places-yet- I have heard great things about their cuisine from friends and family, who have said that the veggie food on offer is amazing.
Morocco and Lebanon are also listed as winners for us veggies/vegans, and I have to say that is my favourite type of cuisine, and wherever I am in the world I can always rely upon this type of cuisine to provide delicious veggie/vegan fare.
From my travel experience I would have to agree that San Francisco is amazing, especially for Vegans! I'm used to being provided with limited to no options in most mainstream restaurants in the UK, so San Fran was a breath of fresh air. There are so many amazing veggie/vegan restaurants, and even in places like a burger bar where you would hardly expect a veggie burger, there was vegan burgers on offer. My favourite place I went to in San Francisco was Gracias Madre, a solely Vegan Organic Mexican in the Mission district. This place is amazing, the food is outstanding, and as a bonus they grow most of their own produce on their farm.
Of course wherever you are in the States Whole Foods can always be relied upon for veggie/vegan goodies, and of course the salad and hot food bars offer up so many great options.
There are an array of amazing veggie/vegan restaurants in San Francisco, and I would definitely like to try out more should I go back (hopefully this Summer!!). There are also plenty of options for raw foodies in San Fran too, and it is definitely a place that seems ahead of the rest of the world in terms of food movements. Food trucks are also a great option in San Fran:
Although Germany is listed as a miss in the BBC's article, Berlin was probably the best place-outside of SF-I have ever been for vegan food.
German cuisine is not particularly friendly-ie currywurst- however like the UK, Germany seems to have adapted many of the cuisines of other cultures, and being such a cosmopolitan place, there are great restaurants offering all types of interesting-and veggie friendly-cuisine.
My particular favorites in Berlin were Dolores California, an amazing burrito place modeled on San Francisco's burrito offerings. It is not even vegetarian but actually had loads of vegan options on the menu!
There are also loads of great Indian and Thai restaurants, my favourite was Good Time which was in the middle of nowhere, but offered amazing Thai food and had a great atmosphere to boot.
Of course you can't go to Berlin and not have falafel, it is literally everywhere! My favourite was Dada Falafel :
The country I have spent the most amount of time travelling in is Bolivia, where I spent nearly 3 months. Although South America has a reputation as a very meat heavy continent, I had no trouble getting veggie food wherever I went. I was veggie at the time rather than vegan, and did eat a lot of omelettes, cheese, bread and pasta during the trip. However with careful planning, and a few amendments you can definitely work around things and a vegan diet would be possible to accommodate.
Supermarkets are great places to pick up stuff, cooking for yourself is always a good option, and just being prepared and flexible in terms of your options in general. Even in the remotest little villages, with places that didn't even have electricity, I still managed to get good veggie food.
Pucon in Chile had one of the best veggie restaurants I visited during my South American travels Ecole. So good we went back again during the short time we were in Pucon.
Yes there are a lot of meat heavy places in Argentina/Brazil/Uruguay/Peru, however a large amount of the South American diet is based around things like rice and beans especially in more rural areas, so it isn't difficult to get by as a veggie.
Misses- I can't really say I have had too many misses as a veggie. Spain and Greece are not particularly great, especially for Vegans, and Italy-though I haven't been since turning Vegan- though great for veggies, is probably not fantastic for Vegans either.
The worst place I have been since becoming Vegan though had to be Las Vegas. As a Vegan I found it pretty difficult and mostly just ate snacks like clif bars and pretzels, but despite this we did manage to find a few vegan offerings with some amendments. However, even Vegas is changing and more veggie/vegan options are cropping up all the time. The Wynn is now offering vegan dining, and things are changing so quickly, which is great for any travelling veggies/vegans.
The UK of course has its own great options for veggies/vegans. In my experience a lot of places that don't specifically cater to veggies/vegans can be very accommodating as long as you ring them up and inform them of your dietary needs in plenty of time.
I think things are changing rapidly, and there has never been a better time to travel as a veggie/vegan. Of course there are still places that it will be pretty difficult but more and more travel destinations are becoming extremely veggie friendly. I think most important is the need to keep an open mind, and be flexible, you can almost always amend a dish on a menu to suit your dietary needs, and as long as the place is accommodating you are onto a winner. Supermarkets and cooking for yourself are always great options when travelling, as are food markets where you can often find more varied and alternative cuisines.
Where is the best place you have traveled in terms of veggie/vegan cuisine?
Any places to avoid as a veggie/vegan?
Worst travel experience as a veggie/vegan?


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The Lakers had one of the top three offensive threats in the game and were gifted a phenomenal big man, while having probably the best coach possible for their team and an owner who had no qualms with spending money. Boston had assets and turned them into three Hall-of-Famers who fit together well, just a little past their prime at the time. They also literally bought Rondo from the cost-cutting Suns.
I'm sure teams rebuilding the way OKC and Portland did happens more often than that, at least.
The Lakers got where they are by dumping their roster, opening up cap room and signing Shaq and drafting Kobe in one summer. Once you have your superstar, then the rest is a lot easier.
Boston got to where they are because Kevin McHale completely f**ked up in Minnesota and did Ainge a favour.
Of all the superstars, the clear majority were drafted by their team. Most NBA FInals MVPs and MVPs were drafted by their team (or traded for before they played). It's incredibly difficult to get a franchise player except through the draft, and it's incredibly difficult to do it if you're not one of the few desirable locations in the NBA.
Most fans actually don't want their team to rebuild. It's usually only the educated fans that do. Regular fans simply want to be able to go to a game and watch a competitive team. That's exactly why most teams don't like to rebuild. GMs don't like using the word because it scares fans. Fans pay lots of money to go watch games, and if they know a team is rebuilding, they won't spend the money. That's why Colangelo backtracked during the press conference when he mentioned rebuilding.
This was exactly the problem Cleveland had with LeBron and why he probably left. They surrounded him with veterans because they wanted him to win immediately, but they kept having to reload, and he never had consistency and few developed players.
Oklahoma City is such a great example of what to do because Durant is surrounded by players who will get better with him, not decline as he gets better and have to be replaced.
As for keeping the young players, you don't have to start winning immediately. That's a VERY short sighted solution. That's what Colangelo tried to do with Bosh. It doesn't work. The team has a few years before the young players have to be re-signed, and they don't necessarily have to be winning, but be in a good position to win in the future. If DeRozan sees the framework of a successful team, there will be no reason for him to go elsewhere.
http://twitter.com/STEIN_LINE_HQWolves/Heat also agree to unspecified swap of future first-round picks. Heat turned to 'Sota after four-way trade w/TOR, HOU, CHA dissolved
The Amare deal turned into a S & T, so who knows. There may be hope yet.
Beasley's A Twolf:
I know Beasley's been almost unanimously panned in these parts, but wasn't he also seen as the cog to any S&T with Miami?
Now that he's out I'm feeling like the S&T is too...
The idea of developing young gunz sounds promising, however you guys forget to remember that all young players developed by Raptors deserted before they reach their potential (Damon, Vince, Tracy, Chris). The most important thing for Raptors is to get players that are committed to play in Toronto, not attention whores that are ready any time to bolt just to get a ring by pairing with others.
Can somebody tell me what "retooling" is? Does that mean since our biggest tool (Bosh) has just left, we're going to go out and recruit a new tool? I hear AI is looking to play again. He's a pretty big tool.
As far as I'm concerned, the Raps might as well start vacuuming up draft picks for the next couple of years and start building around the kids they've got. I'm tired of cheering for tools.
If that wasn't sarcasm, retooling is a compromise between rebuilding and contending. Constantly looking for bandaid solutions for the short term instead of trying to make solid moves with a long term view.
If it was, then yes, I agree. AI is a tool. :P
retooling means signing some meaningless FAs to give the illusion to some fans that we can compete.
retooling is taking a future of the team hostage and having no real plan to fix things.
If they were making a FA signing for show you would not be hearing about a guy who wasn't even playing NBA ball last season.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/m...,4440538.storyHeat tying up loose ends with Chris Bosh, Mike Miller
The Heat also is finishing off a sign-and-trade agreement with the Toronto Raptors that will allow recently acquired power forward Chris Bosh to receive a six-year free-agent contract instead of the maximum five-year contract an outside free agent can receive. The Raptors, in turn, will receive a package of draft picks from the Heat and a trade exception of roughly $15 million.
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That's some good news to be sure.
I'm very curious as to what the various contracts are going to look like if the Heat are going to be able to afford to add Mike Miller to the mix.
edit: it's doubly good news if we get the pick that Miami reportedly swapped with Minny in getting rid of Beasley. Looking forward to finding out more about whether it's lottery protected, etc.
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The Beasley trade was for a second round pick.
Maybe Miami flips the 2nd rounder from the Beasley trade this way too? That may be a high 2nd rounder.
if the s&t does go through, i think it will be good because at least we got something for Bosh. But, really, who can we really get for $16 mil without overpaying? i mean there are probably a lot of players in the league who are worth $16 mil but realistically, who will want to join the Raptors who is now officially halfway through a rebuilding process? plus our massive tax and crazy weather? plus the notion that franchise players no matter how good they are cant win here?
i love this team and city, but its a fact that the Raptors cannot acquire but rather can only create their own superstars. Can somebody tell me who the Raps have acquired, throughout the years, who was a superstar or even borderline superstar while they were still in their prime or at least approaching it through a signing or even a trade?
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