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Discover Main Beach
JUST NORTH of the busy throng of Surfers Paradise, you'll find Main Beach—a relaxed mix of cafés, restaurants, bars, resort shopping and a choice of calm or surf beaches. It's also home to Marina Mirage and Mariners Cove Marina—the jumping off points for all manner of water-based tours.
Main Beach beaches are a lot less crowded than Surfers Paradise's iconic stretches of sand. For calm protected beach swimming head for the inside beaches of The Spit— a permanent sand spit that separates the mainland and Southport Broadwater from the Pacific Ocean. On the other side of The Spit are lifesaver patrolled surf beaches with flagged swimming areas—the Seaway Beach (patrolled November to April), Sea World Beach (patrolled on weekends and school holidays) and Sheraton Beach and Main Beach (both patrolled all year round). You can walk, run or ride along the Gold Coast Oceanway, a 36-kilometre network of coastal pathways stretching from the Gold Coast Seaway (The Spit) to the Point Danger Lighthouse (Coolangatta).
Enjoy a family day at Sea World— one of Main Beach's top attractions. It's the perfect day out with dolphin and seal shows as well as the chance to see sharks, stingrays, penguins and polar bears. The Storm Rollercoaster, an interactive dinosaur display and an acrobatic ski show will keep everyone happy!
There's so much to do on the water— go whale watching (humpbacks cruise past from June to October) with Gold Coast Whale Adventures; do a fourwheel-drive buggy and Segway tour of South Stradbroke Island; sail, jet ski, jet board or stand-up paddleboard on the Broadwater, take a thrill ride with Paradise Jetboating or see it all from the skies with a helicopter ride over the highrise skyline, the coast and islands with Gold Coast Helitours— all leave from Mariners Cove Marina. You can even learn to surf at The Spit with Get Wet Surf School.
You can mix it with the locals and experience some of the coast's best bars and dining on Tedder Avenue. When your watch says cocktail o'clock, start with a Jalapeno Margarita or a local Burleigh Brewing Co beer at Bistro Chico. Settle in for some share plates from chef Darren Baranello's Mediterranean, Asian and Middle Eastern-inspired menu, or wander down the Avenue to Shuck for some serious people watching and some of the Coast's freshest seafood—the sand crab lasagne is sensational!
For wonderful water views, join the locals for a sunset drink at Southport Yacht Club. Get a table overlooking the moored yachts and as the sun fades you'll see the lights of the Gold Coast twinkling over the water. The meals are great too!
For casual fish and chips or fresh caught local prawns and crabs, head to Peter's Fish Market. Outside tables overlook the fishing fleet or find a spot across the road on Main Beach.
Right next door is Palazzo Versace Hotel—offering high tea at Le Jardin, casual waterfront dining at Vie Bar & Restaurant or a gastronomic adventure to remember at Vanitas.
Glass Dining & Lounge Bar is known for its succulent steaks; Omeros Bros for supreme seafood in stylish surrounds; and Ristorante Fellini for the finest Italian fare. The best bets for breakfast are Providore Marina Mirage or local favourite Lark Café and Grocer on Main Beach Parade.
High-end centre Marina Mirage offers more than 80 speciality stores (fashion, art and design, homewares and even a pooch boutique). Visit Mariora for unique jewellery featuring Australian Opals.
For designer shoes, bags and accessories you can't go past Maryon's on Tedder Avenue. They stock international designer labels including Emilio Pucci, Kenzo, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marni, Nicholas Kirkwood and Sonia Rykiel.
Travel around the area via the G:link, the Gold Coast's easy to use light rail network. It runs frequently between the northern Gold Coast University Hospital station via Southport, Main Beach and Surfers Paradise to Broadbeach near Pacific Fair Shopping Centre at its southern-most point. Visit ridetheg.com.au or download the My G: App.


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11 Leadership Lessons From NBA Coach Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson is a legendary former NBA coach and with 11 titles under his belt, he definitely knows a thing or two about leadership. Jackson recently published his memoir, "Eleven Rings," where he outlines what really led to his success. Below are the 11 principles that made him so successful.

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Events for April 14, 2017
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One of the most popular attractions for kids and families! Parents can relax underneath an umbrella while the children dig, climb, and play on mounds of Sugar Sand Piles!Find out more »
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Sugar Sand Walk Exhibit
The centerpiece of the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival is the Sugar Sand Walk Exhibit, a spectacular 21,000 sq. ft. tent!Find out more »
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Sugar Sand Sculpting Classes allow our guests a chance to create their own sand masterpiece. Workshops will be held beachside daily and carving tools will be supplied.Find out more »
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If you like a little rock in your country , then your gonna love Tobacco Rd Band! The four piece Florida hard rocking country band hit the ground running with their first single "Stiff Drink". It received lots of airplay on country radio stations and soon the band was packing bars and clubs around the South... Read more »Find out more »
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An adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. Movies start at dusk. Weather... Read more »Find out more »


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Business group for Norfolk and Suffolk stages workshop
A workshop for a newly established business support group for Norfolk and Suffolk is to take place this week.
The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to hold its first meeting at the University of East Anglia in Norwich on Friday.
Andy Wood and Peter Barry are the joint chairmen of the partnership which was set up by the coalition government at the end of 2010.
It replaces a regional development agency abolished by the new government.
Mr Wood, chief executive of Suffolk brewers Adnams, announced the inaugural meeting and said the New Anglia LEP would be the key to the future success of business in the two counties.
"The workshop will give businesses from across our counties the opportunity to come together and share their thoughts, ideas and hopes for the priorities we are working on."
Mr Barry, managing director of Pasta Foods based in Great Yarmouth, said: "New Anglia's focus will be on job creation and economic growth in the private sector.
"We are looking to understand how the various industries in our region can meet that challenge and what support they will need from New Anglia to achieve it."


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HOUSTON --Strip club owners in Houston are now taking their fight against a pole tax to court.
Lawyers representing Houston strip club executives have now filed a lawsuit claiming the new $5 per customer fee is unconstitutional.
The city passed the fee back in June. It's expected to raise about $3 million per year; money that will be used to help the city process untested rape kits.


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The Rainforest Way is an exciting series of drives that lets you explore the spectacular World Heritage listed Rainforests and National Parks in the unique hinterland of Northern NSW and South East Queensland.
These suggested drives make it easy to discover this area and its natural, cultural and historic attractions. Whether you decide to explore only one of these trails or take a few days to discover it all, you'll find everything you need along the way to make this an enjoyable journey.
Visit The Rainforest Way to find, maps, self-drive touring guides, accommodation ideas and loads of things to do whether you want to sit back relax and soak up the clean fresh air or hoist a backpack and challenge yourself on an amazing hike or climb a mountain.
More than just a way to visit the rainforest, Rainforest Way also encourages you to be an environmentally friendly visitor to these very special forests that are home to more than 200 rare or threatened species. Take the time to check out how you can help the environment even while you are on holidays.
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All the concept of private acts is subversive and terrifying in a society with no privacy, which leads Sal to an encounter with a woman known only as The Girl (Amanda Seyfried), and it lets Niccol handle how the countless information-gathering and information-trading of institutions from Facebook to the NSA would play out in a world where somebody may escape them entirely. I just lately spoke with Niccol about Anon's acquainted coldness, how his films approach conformity and technology, and how it all pertains to Black Mirror.
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The Black Rose
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1945 - Fiction - 403 pages
Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.
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Mark Bourrie doesn't consider himself a regular member of Ottawa's Parliamentary Press Gallery. "There are people who are scrum-chasers," as he puts it, "and there are people who actually put time into their work." He sees himself as the latter. So when Senator Mike Duffy asked Bourrie for a favour, one balding small-town boy to another, the long-time freelance writer and journalism teacher thought nothing of it. He questioned the subsequent cheque, but, in the end, it was a mere $500—little money for the time he spent ridding Duffy's Wikipedia page of the work of rancorous internet trolls—and he didn't want to insult his former press gallery colleague by not cashing it.
Such relationships tend to stay private on the Hill. But five years later, the cheque was evidence in the embattled senator's bribery and fraud trial. Bourrie was subpoenaed as a witness, and journalists covering the court case took note when they saw his name on the list. In an unusual breach of press gallery solidarity, David Akin, now parliamentary bureau chief for the Sun Media chain, wrote an article for Canadaland about the unethical conduct of two journalists who did work for Duffy: Ezra Levant and Bourrie. The problem, Akin explained to me, wasn't that Bourrie was friendly with a senator or that he accepted money. It was that he was a Gallery member when he did both of those things. On Twitter and various news sites, others started to voice their concern.
Now, Bourrie wavers between dejection and belligerence. "When I think about the situation, I almost want to cry," he says at first. But later, when I bring up Duffy again: "I will sue them, the next person who goes down that fucking road." After several arguments on Twitter, Bourrie threatened lawsuits against Akin, Canadaland and other critics. He followed through in only one instance, against fellow parliamentary journalist Elizabeth Thompson, who'd eagerly jumped into the fray on social media. That lawsuit has since been settled out of court.
News of the cheque circled through the Gallery and reached its president, Le Devoir's Manon Cornellier. Her hands were tied: the Gallery's constitution makes no mention of conflicts of interest, only of using membership to "obtain a benefit other than by journalism." There was nothing to suggest that Bourrie had used member privilege to get the work with Duffy. Nothing prohibits journalists from taking on work from the privacy of their own homes,Cornellier says. "Look at our bylaws," she told those who voiced concerns. "We cannot sanction him."
The Gallery's structure and constitution suggest an organization that has been historically unwilling to address its flaws. Recently, accusations of misconduct and heated infighting among some members provoked a threat to the Gallery's independence. In an informal message last year, the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons was clear: if journalists can't police themselves, Parliament will do it for them.
When I speak with press gallery members, they tell me there is no story here. They insist, as an editor might advise a cub reporter, that context is everything. The context in this case: "This is nothing new, " "It's not all that unusual" and "It happens in every newsroom."
Of course, the press gallery is not a newsroom. It's an odd beast: a self-governing Parliament Hill organization responsible for doling out memberships and overseeing reporters' work on the Hill. Despite deriving authority from the Speaker of the House, the Gallery has valued its independence from the House of Commons since its inception in 1866. It represents more than 60 news agencies with over 350 members, including daily journalists, audio and video technicians, parliamentary bureau chiefs, producers and freelancers. At its helm is a board of 10 volunteers, typically elected without contest, serving one-year terms. It's a "thankless job," members tell me, one that many refuse to assume. The Gallery's bureaucracy includes a collection of ad hoc subcommittees; they offer last-minute proposals or write reports that never lead to change. Thirteen government staffers are also employed by the House of Commons to assist the Gallery with technicalities such as arranging press conferences.
Still, a press gallery membership isn't something to be taken lightly. It can't get you everywhere on the Hill, but a permanent pass means skipping full security checks at the entrance of Centre Block, and it offers substantial benefits: free recordings of scrums, use of the parliamentary library and access to the outs of committees and caucus meetings. If you're lucky, it also gets you a seat in the Gallery's Hot Room.
The floor plan of Centre Block on the Parliament website doesn't show the Hot Room: you have to work on the Hill to know it's on the third floor, between the elevator and the Senate chamber. The room is iconic to parliamentary reporters. Grey with tall windows, it has hosted respected journalists and, back when Hill personalities still set foot inside, better-known politicians. When I visited, it was at capacity, as it has been for years. Government staffers are crammed by the main entrance, cubicles piled together as if a tectonic shift had compacted them. To the left, two dozen journalist workspaces house an array of national reporters and freelancers.
Now nearing its 100th birthday, the Hot Room is a microcosm of the issues faced by the Parliamentary Press Gallery, a vessel for the culture of pettiness and irascibility that its members have allowed to fester. There's an upside to that, if you look for it: with bad behaviour drawing scrutiny, the Gallery may have no choice but to address its issues and embrace reform—as long as its members see the value in actually doing so.
No standard code of ethics governs parliamentary journalists: much is left to personal discretion. All publications have their own policies, from CBC's increasingly strict Journalistic Standards and Practices to others' reliance on common sense. "There are no hard and fast rules," Andrew Potter told me in his last few months as editor of the Ottawa Citizen, before producing excerpts from the newspaper's code of conduct. "But at all times, staff are supposed to be mindful of the fact that they are representing the Citizen." Hot Room veteran Glen McGregor, a well-established political reporter who was with the paper until February, says he counts an aide to a politician among his personal friends—and quoted him in articles for the paper a few times per year without wondering whether his boss would approve.
But in the Gallery, freelancers, who aren't bound by any one outlet's official codes, work side-by-side with salaried staffers governed by their publications' potentially strict rules. Parliamentary journalists are members and representatives of the Gallery, and yet it has little authority over their actions. It's not uncommon for members to later take their expertise to the "other side" of the Hill (as James Cudmore, a former CBC defence and parliamentary reporter, did in January). Cornellier acknowledges that the Gallery should impose a more specific code of conduct relating to conflicts of interest but says the board is "doing other stuff for now." Michael Bate, editor and publisher of the Ottawa-based magazine Frank, which has covered many insider press-gallery stories, echoes the sentiments of many: "To function on the Hill without making deals or compromises is impossible. "
The debate over membership and ethical behaviour isn't new. In 1991, following intra-Gallery squabbles and a probe by one curious Citizen columnist, journalists discovered that some members had consulted and written speeches for Hill entities. Cornellier, who was on the board in '91, received $750 from the Canadian International Development Agency for writing an article prior to her appointment in fall 1990. Jeffrey Simpson, a long-time Globe and Mail parliamentary columnist who's still active on the Hill today, made almost $8,500 from speech writing and speaking engagements for various government bodies. Other Gallery reporters cashed between $200 and $8,000 for writing speeches, consulting and, in one instance, performing "research services" for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). After the three-month suspension in 1990 of one member who performed unpaid contract work for a company related to the Department of External Affairs—despite others, who had been paid, going unquestioned by the Gallery—things started to get uncomfortable.
Frank Howard, the Citizen journalist who uncovered the payments, suggested creating a disclosure policy for paid work done by Gallery members on behalf of political entities. His proposal didn't go through. Instead, reference to "unethical behaviour" was removed from the Gallery's constitution altogether—an amendment recommended following a short study by several former Gallery presidents and Carleton University's Stuart Adam, now professor emeritus. The reference to unscrupulous conduct, they concluded, "stigmatized an individual for actions which are a good deal short of being unethical."
In a later article, Howard wrote, "Even those journalists in the Gallery who had fought for a group conscience…came to believe that the Gallery had neither the will nor the power to do much about ethics. In the end it also became apparent that the only institutions willing and able to impose professional standards were employers and not the journalists themselves."
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Inside the Hot Room, McGregor sat one aisle over from Bourrie until January. During almost 20 years as a reporter for the Citizen, McGregor broke stories such as the robocalls scandal after the 2011 federal election. He's now at CTV, and he wants to stay in the Hot Room, at least part-time. Some journalists are relegated to the National Press Building, across the street from Parliament Hill, and some work from offices in town. Space in the Hot Room is occupied by those who have been on the Hill long enough to claim status and to cycle through the room's waiting list. McGregor has seniority, and last year, he was the only active member of a subcommittee that handled the allocation of Hot Room seats. His recommendation that priority should go to journalists with no other workspace available has so far had no effect. In any case, the rules would apply only to new openings. Some members estimate it takes a year of waiting to get a seat. Terry Guillon, who was until recently the Gallery's chief staffer, says the current waiting list for the Hot Room is four names long. Before taking a new position this February as media liaison in the PMO, he wrote a farewell email to members: "I can assure you that I will keep in touch with you all."
Back in the 1960s and '70s, the room in Centre Block hosted almost all Hill journalists. There were only one or two government staffers in the '60s, not the 13 that Guillon oversaw until February. They worked as assistants and, on the side, as bartenders at "The Blind Pig," a slang name for the bootleg bar inside the Hot Room open to the drinkers of Centre Block. Sure, politicians would meet journalists for interviews, but they would also get together for a drink during a long day on the Hill, which could last until 10 p.m. or later.
There were few questions of ethics—not because parliamentary journalists behaved better back then, but because people were less keen to police such behaviour. Journalists would often work for newspapers with set political ideals, and the idea of a group of press gallery members meeting Pierre Trudeau at 24 Sussex Drive for a gin and tonic or two seemed like a luxury of the job. Gallery dinners were off the record and involved much camaraderie and boozy comedy. Tensions ran high in the close environment, and the few female reporters who worked there were rarely treated as peers.
The makeup of the Gallery shifted when TV and radio journalists entered the mix, just as it did more recently with the introduction of online publications. The room was already prime real estate in the '60s, and when it overflowed, reporters spilled into the hallways, stacking old Hansards. The sergeant-at-arms, in perhaps the first parliamentary interference in press gallery aff ordered the squatters out. The National Press Building was designated as the new home for Hill journalists, and the space in Centre Block became the Hot Room: exclusive desk space for a privileged few.
The aging core of veteran Hot Room journalists hasn't made an effective push to abandon that old boys' club vibe. Though the bar counter has been demolished, some old attitudes remain. There are rumours of resident journalists erupting into petty arguments, typically ending in shouts about each other's neurotic behaviour. On social media, Gallery members get into "little pissing matches." One Hot Room denizen tweeted a screenshot of another's profile on a hookup website, effectively outing the private life of a journalist to #cdnpoli followers. "It's difficult to be a young woman in the press gallery," says one female former reporter. "You have to develop a thick skin."
One September 2014 incident involved Hot Room residents Tom Korski, co-founder of news website Blacklock's Reporter, and Thompson, the woman Bourrie took to civil court over their Twitter tiff. There was history between them: in 2012, Korski ran against Thompson for an executive position in a rare election contest. He lost. The same year, Thompson raised questions about how Korski and his wife, Holly Doan, were accredited. However, thinking back on it now, Thompson says she can't explain what provoked the incident. She entered the Hot Room, and, as she was walking to her desk, Korski began speaking to her. She turned on her recorder and captured three minutes and 20 seconds of the altercation.
The recording begins with muffled words, quickly growing louder as he says, "I'm going to take your fucking head off."
In the past, conflicts between members, usually less aggressive in nature, tended to be kept quiet. But the recording was ammunition, and the story spread throughout the Hill. The timeline of events is unclear, but eventually the executive board worked with Kevin Vickers, then sergeant-at-arms, to resolve the dispute, rather than dealing with it internally. Incidents were not uncommon, but the Gallery had never asked the government to step in before. Vickers gave the board a quiet, simple caution: get your house in order or we'll be forced to eject those who can't behave from Parliament Hill. It was a blanket warning for all manner of misconduct, not just verbal abuse between members.
When contacted for this story, House of Commons administration maintained that it has an "arm's length" relationship with the press gallery. Vickers declined to speak without House of Commons authorization.
At the same time, the board was hearing about an increasing number of incidents involving unprofessional behaviour—not just from Gallery members, but also from security guards, MPs and government staffers. The executive received too many complaints to do nothing, says a member familiar with the situation. With the Gallery spinning into disarray, the board had to regain control.
On a Friday in February 2015, one week before the Gallery's annual meeting, the board sent members an email with the draft of a harassment policy, a "shotgun amendment" to the constitution. Within hours, a small number of members were protesting, and the executive faced objections, serious criticisms and even personal affronts. On Twitter, some people blamed then-president Laura Payton of Maclean's. The same Gallery member who posted his colleague's romantic life on Twitter tweeted to Payton, "You're a fascist. Is this grounds to kick me out?" The Korski-Thompson conflict provided some context for the "heated week" of discussions that followed, but the intent wasn't to target select members. Rather, government pressure meant the Gallery needed widespread regulation.
Nonetheless, the first draft of the policy was widely dismissed for being poorly written and not including a method for determining which accusations would be considered or how discipline would be administered. It allowed the executive to arbitrarily penalize an accused "harasser" up to the point of ejection from the Gallery. Freelancers, the most vulnerable members, sought an arbitration process. Bureau chiefs wanted matters handled by individual publications. Others didn't think it was the Gallery's responsibility to arbitrate disagreements at all.
The first draft did offer insight into the board's motivations, though it was largely ignored: if journalists did not have the capacity to handle serious allegations, "confidence in the ability of the Gallery to properly control its membership" would be lost and the Gallery's authority threatened.
The executive quickly withdrew the proposal and formed a sub-committee to redraft the policy with input from members. James Baxter of iPolitics suggested a policy exclusively for the Hot Room, but his proposal was shot down. At a special meeting in June 2015, a new version of the harassment policy amendment was voted in and approved by the Gallery. There is a long, detailed process to go through in evaluating a complaint, but it gives the Gallery power to repeal membership based on accusations of harassment.
As of mid-February, no one had submitted a complaint. If and when someone does, it will take a substantial accusation for membership to be revoked—but better the Gallery does it than the Speaker of the House. Some think it's an important step forward. Others see it as a significant breach of journalists' rights.
Last August, Gallery journalists received an email announcing a membership review, another show of strength from the executive. Unlike previous reviews, in which the board met to unceremoniously check off names it recognized from the list, this one required all members to submit a form, much like the initial applications journalists must fill out to join the Gallery. The onus was on them and their publications to prove they deserved to be included.
When I first interviewed Akin, he told me the Bourrie-Duffy incident likely instigated the membership review. Bourrie says it was probably the Korski-Thompson altercation. Many other members tell me the membership review's timing was coincidental, the review itself routine. Certainly, the atmosphere of the Gallery has changed since the previous review several years before, as has the atmosphere of the Hill itself, where security was tightened significantly after the 2014 shooting. Regardless, the goal of the revised process was clear: to make sure every accredited journalist truly deserves to be on the Hill. It comes down to a simple question: is it right for the Gallery, or the Speaker of the House for that matter, to decide who gets to report on the government?
There have been divisive cases before. Frank had its membership revoked in the early 2000s after a few of its journalists used their security clearance to sneak around the Hill in an attempt to demonstrate security flaws. Stephen Taylor, a blogger, wrote that he was denied membership because of his work with a conservative think tank; he added that he was escorted out of Centre Block by security in 2007, at the request of the Gallery executive, for trying to report from the Hill without a membership. In November 2012, Korski's Blacklock's Reporter threatened to sue unless the Gallery approved the news site's application as a journalistic operation. The conflict ended three days later when Blacklock's features editor Doan was accredited under the publication's name.
Most notably, Robert Gilles Gauthier, who had a long-standing rivalry with the Gallery over its refusal to recognize his independent publication, The National Capital News, as a legitimate journalistic enterprise, took his rejection of full membership all the way to the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the United Nations in 1999. The HRC determined that the Canadian government was violating the International Covenant On Civil and Political Rights, but the federal court rejected it as an invalid foreign judgment.
At times, personal tensions are related to membership disputes. "It's always been the case," Cornellier says. "Every year, you have people who say, 'This person should not be a member.'" Before the membership review, the Hot Room had its share of "borderline cases," as Cornellier calls them—those who might not satisfy the requirement of producing journalism on a regular basis. The review was meant to separate private vendettas from legitimate concerns. By the November 1, 2015, deadline, most members had submitted a form. The review revealed that some no longer needed or used their passes, while others had been previously accredited under the wrong organization or status. The process doesn't seem particularly effective at keeping out borderline cases: they can simply submit two letters from employers and stay on-board. In late December, a few freelancers were still working on providing the required letters.
The harassment policy and the membership review did not work to target either freelance journalists or specific Gallery personalities, as some members have claimed. But in theory, both strengthened the Gallery's structure and power and, more importantly, asserted those qualities before the House of Commons. Keeping power out of the government's hands without giving too much of it to a volunteer board is a balancing act. After all, what starts with a harassment policy might end with a code regarding conflicts of interest—and some members are against that idea. What's more, only a few are willing to donate their time for the sake of the Gallery, and those who've done so have often been targets of abuse on social media.
It's hard to tell if the preferred outcome is better Gallery behaviour or just less outside attention. As one board member said in a meeting last year, "The Gallery is not a morality police."
There are other pressing concerns the executive would rather focus on. Minutes from 2015 meetings show that, typically, conversation topics range from journalistic access, including dealings with the PMO and the Supreme Court, to building renovations and the annual press gallery dinner. "That's what happens with volunteer boards," says a member familiar with the executive's decisions. "We have other things to do." And yet, as 2015 progressed, the board gave more and more consideration to the harassment policy and the membership review while putting other issues aside.
The executive sees itself as a small group of good people trying to do good things, but it finds itself tackling a problem too big to handle without the full support of Gallery members.
When superficial tweaks to the status quo seem sufficient for the majority of members, the prospects for meaningful change appear futile, even if settling puts journalists in the crosshairs of the very people they're supposed to be keeping honest and holding to account.
Before the problem can be solved, Gallery members need to understand the magnitude of their mistakes—and start accepting the need for reform. But the reluctance of members to take responsibility for the culture of the press gallery makes me doubt reform will ever happen.
At the end of an evasive interview with a Gallery member, I try to address the problems of interpersonal conflicts in the Hot Room once more.
I rephrase: "Given the context, given that this has been happening for a long time—do the problems exist?"
There is a pause.
"I suppose. Off the record, yes."
Clarification: The online version of this story has been changed to reflect the fact that Parliamentary Press Gallery members have access to the outs of committee and caucus meetings, not the meetings themselves. It has also been changed to clarify the timeline of Manon Cornellier's involvement with the PPG board in the early 1990s.
March 29, 2016—The print and original online version of this story included a photo showing a post-it note. The photo caption incorrectly indicated that the post-it was a reminder to its owner to apply for freelance status as part of membership review changes. The Review regrets the error.
March 31, 2016—The print and original online version of this story said that Laura Payton was at Macleans when the Parliamentary Press Gallery harassment policy was first proposed. In fact, she had not yet started working for the magazine.


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With copper prices at an all time high, theft of copper has become a growing probelm. Caldwell became frustrated after a thief stripped the copper out of one of his welding machines; Completely destroying the expensive machine for a couple dollars worth of copper, most likely for the theft's next drug fix. The American Pipe Dream Low Table is a response to these crimes.
Composed of half inch copper piping, which has been soldered together in a maze-‐ like method inspired by the windows computer pipe screen saver. The American Pipe Dream Low Table is finished with a fine glass bead blasting and sealed with an industrial metal sealer. The American Pipe Dream Low Table's 1/2" glass surfaces are designed with holes in which the copper pipes penetrate through the glass not only for aesthetics but also holding the glass in position.
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|Animal Health Bill
Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): That point applied in the case of the Anglesey seven. Several farmers who had complied voluntarily with the contiguous cull to prevent the spread of the disease became very concerned when a number of hobby farmers, pet owners and smallholders resisted it and, in the farmers' view, put the commercial farmers beyond in danger again from disease spread.
Mr. Morley: The hon. Gentleman is right. Such points were made during the outbreak, and we are trying to deal with all such issues. I am suggesting a way of proceeding. The Bill covers a range of concerns and would leave us in a better position than under the 1981 Act. It is a reasonable and proportionate response to people's concerns. I have listened to the points carefully and taken them on board. I intend to start acting on such issues by the end of the year. On that basis, I hope that my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean will withdraw the amendment.
Diana Organ: I thank the Minister for his detailed response to the amendment. The hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton said that it was a change from what was said on Thursday.
Mrs. Winterton: It is.
Diana Organ: Yes, it is. The Committee stage of a Bill is all about looking carefully at the Bill, laying down amendments, and changing it to make it more fair, transparent and reasonable. That is surely what hon. Members on both sides of the Committee seek to do.
What the Minister has just spoken about will be tremendous progress. One problem was that people did not know what was being done, how or why it was being done, and what decisions were being based on. That ignorance caused a problem. The Minister laid ghosts to rest when he mentioned press reports about which animals the Bill covers. Press reports and a meeting in the Forest of Dean have suggested that the Bill relates to dogs, cats and horses when patently it does not. It concerns sheep, goats, pigs and cattle.
Another problem is the widespread myth that the Bill will take away the option of an independent judicial review. That is clearly not the case.
Mr. Breed: I presume that African horse sickness is likely to affect horses. [Interruption.]
Diana Organ: As my hon. Friend the Minister said from a sedentary position, that would have to be done by order.
The Minister has usefully dispelled myths. What he has proposeda full consultation on criteria, a published protocol, widespread publicity and revised instructions to vets on applying the criteriais a real move and will allay many concerns over how disease is to be dealt with. As a result, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Hon. Members: No.
Question put, That the amendment be made:
The Committee divided: Ayes 7, Noes 10.
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The Chairman: We are now coming to what I hope will be a brief debate on clause 1 stand part. This has been a wide-ranging debate on clause 1. I have allowed such a debate because the clause is obviously essential to the Bill. From here on in, I expect the Committee to concentrate specifically on the amendments before it, otherwise I shall be unwilling to allow further debates on clause stand part.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Mrs. Winterton: I am grateful for that advice, Mr. Illsley. Clause 1 is an important and weighty matter. Many hon. Members have questioned whether the Bill contravenes the Human Rights Act 1998 in three specific areasthe right to a fair trial, the right to respect for private and family life and correspondence, and the right to property. Members of the Committee raised those issues frequently during our debates on amendments to clause 1.
The Bill is designed to give absolute power to the Government to cause the slaughter of animals. It allows them to claim that it is immaterial whether animals are infected with foot and mouth disease, whether they have been in contact with infected animals or even whether they have been vaccinated. These powers would allow animals to be slaughtered at the whim of authorities with no definitive control, and I say that in spite of the Minister's statement this morning. His conversion on the road to Damascus is too late. Had he made that statement before he legislated and amended the Bill accordingly, he might have received the Opposition's support.
Many organisations object to the Bill, and the Minister mentioned that he has consulted with many of them and seeks to consult with more. However, the National Sheep Association described its ``discomfort''--that is a good word--at the possibility that the Government could be given further powers such as those described in clause 1, in view of their appalling reaction to this year's outbreak. It said:
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Guy Thomas-Everard, who owned 980 healthy pedigree cattle in Somerset, was served with an A notice by MAFF, which stated that his farm had been visited 12 days before by contract workers, who were suspected to be a dangerous contact. Only two weeks earlier, MAFF had declared Somerset to be a disease-free county. After Mr. Thomas-Everard contested the cull for five days, MAFF dropped its slaughter plans, stating that the herd
The Minister stated that MAFF had won most cases that went to court. He has not told the Committee the number of court cases from which MAFF withdrew, which would be an interesting statement for him to make, and I hope that it comes out in the inquiries that the Government have set up. After his experience, Mr. Westaway also criticised the Bill:
A Scottish farmer was told that he must lose his pedigree herd and rare Cheviot sheep because infection was suspected some miles away on another farm of which he was a part owner. Although the farmer explained that he had not visited that farm, MAFF officials allegedly behaved as if he were lying. Because officials were delayed by another confirmed case nearby, there was time for tests from the allegedly infected farm to come back, andsurprise, surprisethey proved to be negative.
Throughout the crisis, the Government showed a lack of consistency and understanding regarding their powers to slaughter. The Private Eye special investigation listed three main areas in which MAFF and DEFRA are believed to have been in serious breach of the law. I am sure that the Minister has read the article, which makes some interesting comments.
It is questionable whether the Government had legal powers to kill healthy animals without proof that they had been directly exposed to infection. By the end of April, a respected west country law firm, Clarke Wilmott Clarke, was preparing a test case against MAFF contesting that the contiguous cull scheme, under which 2 million animals had already been slaughtered, was illegal in EU law. Directive 85/511 states that only infected animals can be killed, which was the understanding of many farmers whom I met in Devon when I visited recently.
A London barrister, Stephen Tromans, argued that it was ``highly dubious'' that MAFF had the power under the Animal Health Act 1981 to slaughter uninfected animals without proof that they had come into contact with the disease.
Mr. Drew: Let us be clear on this, because some of us must deal with other diseases such as bovine TB. Occasionally, a whole herd will be slaughtered because some animals clearly have the disease, and others will suffer from it if and when it spreads to them. The hon. Lady would completely rule that out because there would be no further slaughter unless an animal had a proven case of TB.
Mrs. Winterton: The hon. Gentleman makes a false point, because we know what must happen where there is TB in a herd. If there is infection in a herd, nobody will stand out against its slaughter. I hasten to add that many veterinary surgeons in the west country have told me that they are slaughtering far too many cattle and should be slaughtering other animals that they believeI stress, they believemay be spreading TB. There is no argument about the slaughter of a herd if TB is provenit is an open-and-shut case.
Christopher Booker is another famous journalist who is always well worth reading.
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I've wanted to be a novelist since the 3rd grade. Everyone has dream job, right? My fourth grader wants to design video games, my seventh grader wants to write comics. Novels were my thing.
So, after a twelve-year detour to Wall Street, I did. My first novel found an agent and sold to Penguin. That book was Julia's Child. It got great trade reviews and then died a fiery death at the bookstore.
Publishers Weekly had called the book "a witty, well-plotted fiction debut." And yet I was miserable, because I wanted a career, damn it. And my publisher didn't want to touch another book from me.
I decided that Julia's Child was too commercial--too easy to dismiss. So I went to work on a Big, Important Book. I spent three years on an historical novel with a groovy hook and daring writing. My agent loved it to death. She still does. And we got this close to selling it to a couple of really fancy imprints, like Algonquin. (I've been rejected by the best, baby!) But no sale.
So now I was really depressed! I'd written a clever, important book my very picky agent loved. I knew it was solid. And nobody cared. One ugly day I got 8 rejections before noon.
Next I started noodling around with another entry for the women's fiction market. That book required a sex scene and I didn't know how to write one. So I downloaded a contemporary romance that had hit bestsellers lists. It was a snowy January day. I read it in a couple of hours.
That book was just shameless, and I don't mean the sex. It was just pure entertainment. Pure story. It wasn't clever. It wasn't trying to change anyone's life. It wasn't trying to outsmart the acquisitions team at Algonquin.
I thought: "I could do this." And a few weeks later I did. I wrote my first romance without telling a soul. It embarrassed me to write genre fiction. I thought I was meant to do something more with my expensive education.
But hell it was fun.
Still embarrassed, I submitted it to four publishers in the slush pile without my agent's help. (Authors, don't do this. My agent was nice about it but it was a stupid move.) Harlequin snapped it up and handed me a 3-book deal. They didn't care a fig that Julia's Child bombed. They didn't care because their readers don't care. Their readers are voracious, and only care about the story.
That book came out in 2014, and today I have a dozen published romances. I make an actual living now, because romance readers are ravenous. They read books the way some people eat Cheetos. It's the single largest segment of the book market.
So here I am with...Cheetos. But they're more fulfilling than I'd expected. I do have days when I think: "If I produced gourmet cuisine instead, then my work wouldn't be sort of a secret."
But the bottom line is this: when I stopped trying to be laudably wise and clever, I started producing book after book that reviewers call wise and clever. I learned that when you write a really witty line of dialogue, or when that theme you brought on in chapter 2 reappears as a tableau in the epilogue, it feels amazing no matter what. Well-written is well-written, whether it's in the New Yorker or has beefcake on the cover.
Romance readers write the best fan mail, too. They're not in it for the bragging rights, either. They're not afraid to tell you when you've written something moving. They gush in their reviews. My favorite Amazon review actually says: "I wish my friends and I could move right into this book. We would be so happy!"
Then there are the moving letters. The same thing happened to me as happened to Bella in your book. Thank you for telling this story. Or, I had to set the book aside a couple of times because I was crying too much on the bus.
Those never get old.
I've also figured out that authors of genre fiction have a lot more control over their own work. The market for book club fiction has consolidated to the point where there are very few gatekeepers. And I don't mean publishing houses. There's one buyer at Barnes and Noble. One at Hudson News. One at Costco and one at Target. If you're going to break out in a market still dominated by print, you'd better impress three out of those four people. And your cover art had better appeal to all of them.
Genre fiction is an ebook market and therefore democratized. My best selling titles are the ones I publish myself. I still do battle with Amazon's algorithms and the merchandizing team at iBooks. I'm running a small business from my kitchen. It's perilous but it's all mine.
So I'm going to keep this up for as long as it's working. The ideas I have for more literary works will probably wither on the vine. With so many people reading me these days, I just don't feel sad about it. And if the tears should strike I'll just do what Jennifer Weiner famously advises: I'll weep into my royalty check.


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1,800-Calorie Low-Carb Diet
Counting carbs and not calories may be one of the reasons you decided to go with a low-carb diet. But if you're struggling to lose or ready to maintain you weight, you may consider monitoring calories too. An 1800-calorie diet can help most men and very active women lose weight, while assisting moderately active women in maintaining their weight. Because of potential side effects when restricting carbs and calories, always consult your doctor first for advice and guidance.
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Balancing Carbs and Calories
When it comes to counting both carbs and calories, you may find it easier to stay within your limits by first counting carbs. So it's important to know how many grams of carbs you need on your diet plan. There are no set low-carb diet guidelines, but many low-carb diets start by restricting your daily carbs to 20 to 50 grams, then adding carbs as you lose to reduce the rate of weight loss, with limits ranging from 50 to 150 grams. Your doctor can help you determine the amount of carbs you need.
If you're at the point where you're counting calories in addition to carbs, you're likely not in the very restrictive carb stage. To slow down weight loss, you may be allowed as many as 120 grams of carbs a day, which is equal to 480 calories. That leaves 1,320 calories for protein and fat.
Food Choices
Meat, low-carb veggies, cheese, tofu and various seasonings and condiments are the focus of most low-carb meal plans. Start here when counting calories and carbs. Keep calories in check, choosing leaner cuts of meat such as pork chops, sirloin, white meat poultry and seafood, and keeping portions at about 4 ounces per meal. Also, carefully portion out the higher calorie foods. For example, limit cheese to a 1-ounce serving and measure out 1 teaspoon of oil. In addition to being low in carbs, vegetables are also low in calories, making them a good choice for filling out your meals to control hunger.
On a less restrictive low-carb diet, include lower calorie carbs such as fruit, starchy vegetables such as sweet potatoes, and peas, beans and whole grains.
Use net carbs, which are total carbs minus fiber or sugar alcohol, to calculate carb counts for all your carb-containing foods. For example, 1 cup of strawberries has 11 grams of total carbs and 3 grams of fiber, which is equal to 8 grams of net carbs. Plan to eat three meals and one to two snacks a day.
1,800-Calorie Low-Carb Menu
Say you're on a 120-gram low-carb diet -- a breakfast meal might include 1 cup of cooked oatmeal made with 1 cup of low-fat milk topped with 10 chopped walnuts and served with 1 boiled egg. This breakfast has 500 calories and 37 grams of net carbs. At lunch, top 2 cups of romaine lettuce with 4 ounces of broiled salmon and 1 tablespoon of ranch dressing. Serve with a medium apple and six whole-grain crackers. This lunch has 500 calories and 40 grams of net carbs. End the day with 4 ounces of grilled sirloin steak with a medium baked sweet potato and 2 cups of broccoli sauteed in 2 teaspoons of olive oil, which provides 500 calories and 31 grams of net carbs.
For snacks, get through the mid-afternoon munchies with 15 pecans, with 150 calories and 1 gram of net carbs. In the evening, 1 cup of whole fresh strawberries and an ounce of cheddar cheese makes a good choice with 160 calories and 9 grams of net carbs.
Tips and Concerns
Counting both carbs and calories can be difficult. Take time out once a week -- say, Sunday -- to plan what you're going to eat each day to help you stay within your daily needs. Keep your house stocked with the right foods that fit your meal plan to prevent straying. This is especially helpful on those nights when you don't feel like cooking.
Also, when restricting your carb intake, be sure to monitor how you feel. Common side effects when limiting carbs include constipation, headaches, weakness and muscle cramps. Consult your doctor to discuss any ill effects and the best ways to manage them.


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Hot Rumor of the Day: Alvarez-Aoki Rematch in the Works for 2012
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The loss was Alvarez's first (and only) loss at 155; he's since reeled off seven straight wins in Bellator and DREAM, winning the Bellator lightweight strap along the way. Alvarez has seen his stock rise in the intervening years, while Aoki has suffered some humiliating losses, including an epic beatdown from Gilbert Melendez for Strikeforce and a hilarious KO loss to Yuichiro Nagashima at DREAM's 2010 New Year's Eve show.Read More DIGG THIS


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Housing Clinic
We directly impact homelessness. Evictions are the path to homelessness, and we stop 10-15 evictions per week.
The Housing Clinic advances the cause of safe, decent, sanitary, fair, open, and affordable housing in mid-Michigan. Students deal with all aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, including educating residents on their basic rights, working with tenants who are on the brink of eviction, assisting renters who are living in unsafe conditions, and connecting people with community resources.
It's fun and engaging; a good-natured, grassroots-type lawyering community where you have to be creative and you have to be in the moment. We are trying to present a great learning environment for the students to get the real experience of being a lawyer.
The Housing Law clinic is a fast-paced, client-centered environment. We get around 20-30 calls per day from tenants. Clinic students work directly with clients and listen to them describe their housing issues. After an intake interview, the student discusses the case with the supervising faculty member and they work together to develop a plan of attack for the client's issue. The student then talks to the client about the plan, and they execute it together.
Students are comfortable asking questions and getting one-on-one guidance. They learn how to quickly identify key legal issues from intake interviews, and practice negotiation to resolve landlord-tenant conflicts.
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Our clients are low-to-moderate-income Michigan residents who have rental or homeownership issues. In an average semester, we encounter between 400 and 500 cases, or about 20-30 calls per day. We offer short-term representation to clients through the Eviction Diversion Program, as well as doing more intensive work with long-term clients.
Clients are incredibly appreciative when they feel I have listened to their concerns and recognize what is at stake for them.
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Millions of gallons of treated water will be flushed away after a Portland, Ore. teen used a city reservoir as his personal toilet.
On Wednesday, the 19-year-old was caught on surveillance video peeing into the reservoir through an iron fence and was later cited for public urination.
Even though wild animals aren't shy about relieving themselves in the reservoir and the fact that urine-tainted water poses little threat to residents' health, Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff said all of the 38 million gallons of water the reservoir holds will be drained into the sewage system.
"There is at least a perceived difference from my perspective," Shaff told the AP. "I could be wrong on that, but the reality is our customers don't anticipate drinking water that's been contaminated by some yahoo who decided to pee into a reservoir."
Residents shouldn't worry about a water shortage, he added.
"It's easy to replace those 38 million gallons of water," Shaff told the AP. "We're not in the arid Southwest; we're not in drought-stricken parts of Texas or Oklahoma."
The teenager was caught on tape around 1 a.m. with two other young men, who attempted to climb the iron fence that surrounds the reservoir. All three were cited for trespassing.
This isn't the first time someone has urinated into the city's treated water supply.
In 2011, a similar incident occurred when the city had to drain a 7.5-million-gallon reservoir after a man relieved himself into it. He eventually pleaded guilty to misuse of a reservoir.


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It seems nothing can stop the rise of the executive paycheck.
Pay among the United States' 200 highest-compensated CEOs jumped 5 percent last year, according to a recent analysis published in The New York Times.
In the same period, wages for the average worker grew by only 2.8 percent. A record number of Americans are now living in poverty. And many earn such a modest salary that they have hardly anything set aside for emergencies -- and could could find themselves in financial ruin with just one stroke of bad luck.
President Obama said in December that this kind of income inequality "distorts our democracy" and followed up, in his State of the Union address a few weeks later, by urging policymakers not to "settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by."
Income inequality has been even greater under Obama than it was during the presidency of George W. Bush.
It's no secret that the very richest Americans have been pulling ahead of everyone else for decades now. And that's not a trend without consequence. A growing body of research suggests that the ever-widening pay gap could threaten whatever modest progress the U.S. economy has made in recovering from the Great Recession.


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Desserts: Mini indulgences
Sweeten the pot with portable bite-sized treats.
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With customers strapped for time, the portability of mini desserts makes for a convenient way to hit the sweet spot. "Many of our guests are busy and on the run, so it's a great environment for a mini dessert, which is easily transported and holds up well if eaten later," says Tim Dvorak, pastry chef at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago. Dvorak makes a variety of smaller sweets, such as budinos (an Italian custard) shortcakes and cheesecakes, as variations to the regular-sized offerings. "Most of our guests don't have time to sit and relax and consume an entire full-size dessert, so a mini size, just one or two bites, is perfect."
Fernanda Dutra, executive pastry chef at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, agrees. "Mini desserts look more special and interesting and make for a more sophisticated, modern look than a regular piece of cake on a plate," she says. Dutra sells a wide assortment of individually sized desserts such as cakes, candy bars and mousse cups. "They are very popular, and I always get very good feedback from the customers," she adds.
Dutra's secret? Staying creative. She uses exotic flavors, like lychee, açai or passion fruit and also plays with shapes—Dutra's desserts take on the form of mini volcanoes, bombes, bars, butterflies and puffs, many of which are made using fun-shaped silicone molds. "Evolution is in everything, including the pastry business," she adds. "There is always a new product or technique, so keep an open mind, experiment with different molds and just be creative."
Both Dutra and Dvorak recommend using a range of textures and layers in mini desserts to add interest. For example, Dvorak offers a salted caramel budino made with chocolate and caramel and garnished with a salty pretzel brittle. Though he offers a 6-ounce version, the 2-ounce mini version is a big seller. It's also priced accordingly—$1.99 compared to $3.95 for the full size. Dutra also recommends garnishing items with a special, sweet sauce to make them fresh and unique. Some of her favorites include raspberry sauce, crème anglaise and silver honey sauce.
Presentation and technique
"A mini dessert takes a steady hand because of the small size and if it looks sloppy and messy, it will not sell," Dvorak says. Make sure you enlist someone who has a high attention to detail. Adds Dutra: "The most important thing is that the dessert looks clean and consistent—whether I make one or 600, they all need to be the same size." This often requires an investment in tools, but "they're worth it," Dutra adds. "I see that on my customers' comments and appreciation every day."


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Don't get sassy with me.(folksy)
Sassy= insolent
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) invites applications for the position of Department Chair. The Department seeks exceptional candidates with (1) a record of high quality scholarship and competitive research with federal, state and industry funding, (2) experience and leadership in professional organizations, (3) excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and (4) leadership/mentorship experience and a commitment to inclusion and diversity. Successful candidates must demonstrate a clear vision for expanding the research enterprise of the Department, and the ability to build strong relationships with local industry and other academic departments. In addition, they must be able to articulate a clear vision for the future of the Department in civil and environmental engineering education.
The required qualifications of the successful candidate are a doctorate in civil or environmental engineering or a related field, with outstanding research and teaching records that warrant an appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure. Tenure is contingent upon Board of Regents approval.
The preferred qualifications are registration as a professional engineer, experience in an academic supervisory capacity/leadership position, experience with ABET accreditation, knowledge of innovative curriculum development and implementation, experience with fiscal management responsibilities, and leadership in professional organizations.
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As we move toward the future, we strive to add value to every transaction and always assure our customers that we will do whatever it takes to get the job done in the most responsible and dependable manner.


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On November 3rd more than 70 law enforcement officers from different ministries and central agencies in Vietnam and staff from protected areas and national parks, took part in a training workshop for WildScan, a mobile phone application to support ongoing efforts to stop the trade of illegal wildlife.
WildScan is a comprehensive species identification and response mobile application designed to combat wildlife trafficking. The application provides an effective tool for front-line enforcement agencies, wildlife conservation officers, and the general public to correctly identify, report and handle marine, freshwater and terrestrial animals caught in the illegal wildlife trade. After a pilot phase to test the application in Vietnam, the application has been upgraded to include nearly 40 additional species under Vietnam's list of endangered, rare and precious animals prioritized for protection, based on feedback and suggestions from relevant agencies.
The WildScan application training workshop was organized by the Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA) under the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). The development of WildScan and the workshop was supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Freeland as part of the Asia's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) program.
"Applying new technology to combat illegal wildlife trade is a practical and effective method to protect wildlife" Dr. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, BCA Deputy Director General said. "Through this training workshop, we hope the WildScan application will be used widely and become a useful tool to link law enforcement agencies and the whole society in biodiversity conservation, and to combat wildlife extinction".
WildScan is a product of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN), a regional network of all 10 ASEAN countries through which law enforcement officials share information and work together to combat transnational wildlife crime.
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Ha Thi Minh Thang
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Biodiversity Conservation Agency
Matthew Pritchett, Director of Communications, Freeland, firstname.lastname@example.com
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient societies to realize their potential. Following 50 years of improving lives through development and humanitarian assistance, USAID is the principal U.S. Government development agency partnering with countries throughout the world to promote peace, prosperity and security.
Please visit www.usaid.gov or follow www.facebook.com/USAIDAsia and @USAIDAsia on Twitter for more information.
The Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA) is a department of the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), a subsidiary body of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). BCA advises and assists MONRE in the state management of biodiversity resources in Vietnam, including conservation and sustainable development. BCA is responsible for the development and submission of policies, strategies and plans on environment and biodiversity; implementing nationwide monitoring and assessment of biodiversity; providing guidance on the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems, and the conservation of species and genetic resources; raising public awareness and conducting education and training on nature and biodiversity conservation; implementing various projects relating to biodiversity conservation;and monitoring Vietnam's adherence to several biodiversity-related international conventions.
Freeland is a frontline counter-trafficking organization working for a world that is free of wildlife trafficking and human slavery. Our team of law enforcement, development and communications specialists work alongside partners in Asia, Africa and the Americas to build capacity, raise awareness, strengthen networks and promote good governance to protect critical ecosystems and vulnerable people. Freeland is also the lead implementing partner of 'ARREST', the U.S. Government's largest counter-wildlife trafficking program, which is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). For more info, visit www.freeland.org also; follow Freeland on twitter @FREELANDpeople or facebook.com/freelandfoundation. Freeland is a member of Liberty Alliance, www.liberty-alliance.org.


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Maribel Alvarez, Founder and President, Altima International, Inc.
Maribel founded Altima in 2000 as a Private Relations© and concierge firm catering to a network of wealthy and powerful individuals across the globe. Maribel forged strong relationships from her work at the United Nations and education at Le Rosey in Switzerland, Duke and Georgetown Universities.
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While a partner and account director at WPP companies JWT and Ogilvy, she developed Strategic Positioning programs for major brands. A graduate of Duke University, she completed the Master's Degree (MDPE) Program for Executives at Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
She is a Board member of three community foundations. Her White Papers, "How to Assess Your Digital/Search Agency Needs" and "Selecting a CMS," were published for members of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). Her articles have appeared in Hotel-Motel Management and The New York Times Sunday Supplement sections.
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Juggling two careers as the hostess for TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and brand Ambassador for Sherwin-Williams in USA, and with a record breaking of 300 million viewers, Sonia continues to inspire millions of women to bring 'color' and life to their households.
Sonia still finds time to work with Altima as Digital video-producer. With over 15 years in experience, generating international campaigns for both the ultra-high-end Hispanic market, as well as American and International sophisticated clientele, Sonia understands our subscriber database. "I enjoyed working in Palm Beach for over 4 years, and I built personal relationships, all the while assisting individuals with philanthropic efforts to convey their message. It was a pleasure and now that I'm back I hope to do more of this, as this educated clientele appreciates relevant content, which is what I am proud to deliver."
Patrick McMullan, Photographer
Patrick McMullan is an American photographer, columnist, philanthropist, businessman and documentarian. He was born in New York and raised in Huntington, Long Island. Educated at New York University, McMullan majored in business and "minored in Studio 54."
Pioneering the celebrity and social photography business for decades as an iconic brand, PMc (www.patrickmcmullan.com) focuses on photographing people, A-listers, fashionistas, designers, models, actors, artists, socialites and captains of industry. PMc has garnered a level of caché that grants its agency access to the most interesting and desirable events.
PMc has the New York, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons social scene covered and people from all over the world visit the website daily to see and feel what it would be like to be at the party.Altima Palm Beach is honored to partner with this icon as South Florida's official representative.


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Applebee's New Drink Menu - Check It Out!
The following communication is sent to and intended only for informational purposes for guests 21 and older. Please remember to drink responsibly.
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When you come across peripheral intravascular air, take steps to minimize further entrainment of air and migration of air to the heart and lungs.
Author: Phil
ASE President supports Point of Care Ultrasound
There is no denying that if I were to suffer a sudden hemodynamic collapse and would wind up in an emergency department, I would want it to be one in which the emergency physicians were fully trained in POCUS (point of care ultrasound) and knew how to apply it to patient care.
– Susan Weigers, MD, FASE, FACEP
Thanks to Mike Zwank, MD, RDMS, FACEP at Regions for forwarding this.
Arntfield on TEE
We miss having Rob in NYC, but he has certainly hasn't been slacking off in the depths of Ontarian Polar Vortices. Here's the latest from London on Arntfield's ED TEE protocol.
Owyang and Meyers Fluid Responsiveness
Owyang and Meyers sounds like a great east village restaurant (critics rave "you just have to get the foie and cheetos"). Instead, they've published a great systematic review of fluids responsiveness assessment with TTE and passive leg raise in the latest issue of the annals of em.
ACEP Resolution 27
Resolution 27
Reimbursement for Ultrasound Performed by Emergency Physicians (as amended)
RESOLVED, That ACEP develop a statement declaring that insurance companies and other payers reimburse emergency physicians for ultrasound studies and services that they perform and interpret as separate and identifiable procedures while providing patient care services in the Emergency Department; and be it further
RESOLVED, That ACEP support efforts to reduce payment denials for appropriately performed and documented clinical ultrasonography.
Tip of the hat to Dr. Blaivas who forwarded the link to this free OB GYN ultrasound ebook. The book is a PDF download. Â The authors also maintain a fairly extensive YouTube Channel that is worth a look.
ACEP Policy Statement on Emergency Ultrasound by External Entities
Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, June 2014
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes that certification by non-emergency medicine external bodies, organizations, societies or other medical specialties or upon short course completion is inadequate to demonstrate comprehensive training, knowledge, and skill in the practice of emergency ultrasound.
Emergency ultrasound comprises a set of focused applications utilized to diagnose life-threatening conditions, guide invasive procedures, and treat emergency medical conditions. Both residency-based and practice-based pathways exist for emergency physicians to demonstrate competency in emergency ultrasound as detailed in the ACEP policy statement, "Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines.â€
Any non-emergency medicine external certification process would impede the use of this critical clinical skill and adversely affect patient care.
ACEP strongly opposes the use of any non-emergency medicine external certification process to validate competency in the use of emergency ultrasound. Furthermore, any such process should not be utilized as a requirement for hospital privileges or credentialing, nor for reimbursement by accountable care organizations (ACOs), managed care organizations (MCOs), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or other third-party payers.


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THE RESULTS: EMC Corp., the world's largest maker of data-storage systems, earned $472.5 million in the third quarter, up 58 percent from a year ago. Revenue rose 20 percent to $4.21 billion.
THE OUTLOOK: EMC raised its forecast for the rest of the year to just above analyst estimates.
THE BACKGROUND: EMC is doing well as companies retool for "cloud computing," moving their applications away from desktop computers and into server farms. The company is seeing a continued, but slow, economic recovery.


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World of Mathematics on Gabriel Cramer
Gabriel Cramer labored in the shadow of his more well-known mathematical contemporaries. Cramer added to mathematical knowledge in the areas of analysis, determinants, and geometry. Both Cramer's ruleand Cramer's paradox, discussed below, were not completely new ideas, but Cramer contributed significantly to both. Cramer also introduced the idea of utility to mathematics. Some of Cramer's most important work concerned the history of mathematics, as Cramer often served as the editor of other mathematicians' writings.
Cramer was born July 31, 1704, in Geneva, Switzerland, to physician Jean Isaac Cramer and his wife, Anne Mallet. Educated in Geneva, Cramer had two brothers. One, Jean-Antoine, also became a doctor; the other, Jean, was a law professor. All three brothers took an interest in local government and its inner workings. Cramer was a lifelong bachelor.
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Automation has 5 different modes:
1. OFF - ignores any of the automation parameters for that track
2. READ - process automation data for all parameters for that track. During playback, each parameter that contains automation data is adjusted to match that data.
3. WRITE - overwrites any existing automation data under the playback cursor, unless that automation lane has been made "Safe During Write." For example: You have manually click some Mute on/off points, and in Write mode, attempt to record some Volume fades. If the playback section occurs where Mute nodes existed, they will be overwritten by whatever status Mute happens to be in at the time playback was started. If you click the "Safe During Write" button on the Mute lane, this lane will act as if it were in READ mode while you are writing the Volume data.
4. LATCH - does not overwrite any existing automation data UNTIL you make a change to the parameter, at which point it "latches" on to the new value until you make additional changes or stop playback. Upon stopping playback, it writes a final node and draws the envelope between that point and the next pre-existing node. If no pre-existing nodes exist, the parameter remains at this level for the rest of the session.
5. TOUCH - does not overwrite any existing automation data UNTIL you make a change to the parameter, at which point it gradually moves back to the level it was at before the change was made. For example: Track 1 Volume is set to +1dB with no automation data. In touch mode, if I drop the volume to -3dB during playback, when I take my finger off the knob (or release the mouse button) the volume level will linearly rise back to 1dB. (The time in which the return to the pre-existing parameter level occurs is modifiable. Click Edit > Preferences > MultiTrack and edit the Automatch Time setting. You can also modify the thinning parameters to reduce the number of edit point nodes captured per second.)
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A refreshing short downtown walking or driving tour of the Murals of Downtown Pine Bluff offers an excellent opportunity for visitors to see the history of the area covering the past two hundred years. With a total of 11 murals painted since 1992 by internationally renowned artists, Pine Bluff is fast becoming known as the "City of Murals."
Main Street as it appeared in 1888 is depicted in the mural painted by Robert Dafford. The mural is a compilation of many historic photographs masterfully interpreted by Dafford.
Historic photographs of the City Hall and Fire Station, circa 1892, were used by Dafford to paint this mural.
This small mural, also painted by Robert Dafford, is dedicated to the memory of Quapaw Chief Saracen, Rescuer of the Stolen Children and legendary hero of Jefferson County.
Robert Dafford painted his fourth mural depicting the growth of Branch Normal College, which became Arkansas AM&N and is now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The mural traces the school's history from 1875 until 1972.
Michael Wojczuk of Colorado is the painter of this mural paying tribute to two Pine Bluffians who contributed much to the movie industry: Freeman Owens, who developed sound-on-film technology still being used today, and Max Aaronson who is known to early movie fans as "Broncho Billy" Anderson, the first great cowboy star.
Timber was a big industry in Jefferson County at the turn of the century. David and Susan Kelly Frye of Texas used old photographs from the industry to fashion a composite image depicting logging, train steam engines and saw mills.
Painted by the Dafford Mural Company of Lafayette, Louisiana, it celebrates the history of the past and present medical facilities in Pine Bluff. The mural panel on the left is the Davis Hospital, built in 1910 and is located at 11th & Cherry Street, and the right panel is Jefferson Regional Medical Center which opened in the ealy 1960's and continues to serve the needs of patients in South Arkansas.
Returning to Pine Bluff, the Fryes created the mural honoring Willie Hocker, designer of the State Flag of Arkansas.
Painted by Alan Wylie of British Columbia from three turn-of-the-century photographs, this mural depicts life on the Arkansas River during another time.
All automobile owners in Jefferson County met at the end of Main Street in 1905 to pose for a photograph. Dan Sawatsky of Chemainus, British Columbia, recreated this "Main Event" in the mural.
Depicting scenes in the life of Jefferson County residents between the 1920s and 1940s, Don Gensler of Little Rock painted this mural. John Rust, the inventor of the first mechanical cotton picker, is the main attraction of this mural along with scenes of the Delta cotton fields.
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Dart Anatomy
Basic anatomy of a dart with information about each part.
Dart Buying Guide
A beginner's guide to choosing the best darts.
Dart Etiquette
Standard rules of conduct in darts.
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Regulations for soft and steel tip darts.
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A list of terms commonly used in the game of darts.
How to Throw Darts
Explains the basic techniques for playing darts, from grip to stance.
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Choosing the right shape and texture flights for your style.
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Ray Carver's standard practice routine Author: Ray Carver
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Keeping your cool to gain an edge in darts. Author: Brady McCaw
Choosing the Perfect Darts:
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Dart buying guide for intermediate to advanced players. Author: Scotty Kirchner
Cricket Strategy
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L-Style Darts
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