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Visual Productions are at PLASA Show 2017 in London this month. They are exhibiting in collaboration with their UK distributor Entedi on stand W60.
In both the Awards for Innovations Gallery and on show on stand W60, will be the newly launched TimeCore: a one-stop toolbox for timecode. This solid-state device delivers a modern approach to timecode shows. It does what a user expects it to and more, as it can generate, follow, convert, trigger and analyse timecode signals including traditional protocols such as SMPTE and MTC, with MMC, MSC, RTP MIDI and the new ethernet-based protocol Art-Net timecode. The TimeCore is also capable of sending and receiving popular show control protocols such as TCP, UDP, OSC, Art-Net and sACN. Utilising these protocols the in-built event system provides you with a timeline that allows you to send triggers to non-timecode capable devices.
The CueCore2 and B-Station will be running elements of the stand for the lighting fixture partners of ENTEDI: CLF Lighting and Portman Custom Lights.
Sales Manager Zoë Castle welcomes you to the stand to discuss how your upcoming projects can be enhanced by the integration of the Visual Productions lighting controllers.
If you would like to pre-book a meeting time then please contact Zoë directly.
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For over a century, the Casinos de Monte-Carlo have been a global reference. Combining luxury and creativity, tradition and a bold modern approach, they offer players an ever-evolving choice of games which underpins the eternal fascination for the "Monte-Carlo" experience.
Internationally renowned as a benchmark for prestige and high-end tourism, the Monte-Carlo SBM Resort has 4 luxury hotels in the Principality of Monaco.
Discover the signature dishes of the greatest French chefs in Monte-Carlo SBM restaurants. Top class cuisine to delight your eyes and palate.
Nightlife is part and parcel of the legend of Monaco. Exciting or glamorous, a nightclub or gala event, evenings in Monaco are always exceptional!
Enjoy all the pleasures of this Mediterranean coast in a modern and serene destination.
All year there are events you simply cannot miss out on, contributing to the Principality's international reputation. To enjoy the Monte-Carlo experience, take advantage of Monte-Carlo SBM's exclusive offers.
These suites all offer an original living space worthy of the noblest European residences, and invite you to enjoy a moment of sheer bliss. Here you have a rendezvous with the glamour highlighting your status as a VIP traveller, in a unique ambiance that reveals the very soul of the Principality.
Marcel Pagnol and other artists stayed in these sunlit oases of peace, taking pleasure from the décor which may be informal chic, classically elegant and sophisticated, or with exquisitely delicate elements of poetry and romance. Welcome to an enchanted world where everything is more than perfect.
The essence of a Riviera lifestyle that has endured for generations is given full expression in the Resort's suites.
Hedonism is a leitmotiv repeated throughout your stay. As day breaks, you discover and marvel at the enchanting tableau before you and the energy radiating from the city to the seaside.
Depending on where they are, these suites offer a fabulous view or a terrace where you can experience life to the same rhythm as the Mediterranean; these are your ideal Zen ports of call for an idyllic stay in the Principality – from every point of view.
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This legendary casino and Belle Epoque jewel is the absolute reference for all players. Its wide range of table games is the most prestigious and the most complete in Europe.
A stone's throw from the Sporting Monte-Carlo is the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, complete with its own ultra-modern designed casino combining pleasure and comfort.
A legendary luxury hotel ideally located on Monaco's glamorous Place du Casino: 182 rooms including 74 suites and junior suites, 3 restaurants including Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse, and direct access to the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo.
A Belle Epoque jewel with discreet charm: 280 rooms including 15 junior suites, 20 suites and 8 Diamond suites, unimpeded views of Monaco's harbour and direct access to the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo.
The new resort: 334 rooms including 22 suites, heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sandy-bottomed lagoon, the Spa Cinq Mondes, state-of-the-art facilities and walking distance to the famous Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Welcome to a legendary hotel that has been redesigned by India Mahdavi: 40 rooms, including 14 suites and junior suites, the gourmet Elsa restaurant, a sweeping view of the Mediterranean, a water sports club and Olympic-size swimming pool.
Discover the innovative cuisine inspired by Chef Marcel Ravin on his travels, in a casual trendy ambiance with superb views of the sea and gardens.
Amber lighting, a Zen attitude, music featuring world-renowned compilations, the "made in Monaco" Buddha Bar is the perfect place to unwind, just around the corner from the busy Place du Casino.
The legendary terrace of the Café de Paris epitomises the very special ambiance of this venue on Place du Casino. Open all year round from breakfast until late at night, it offers a wide range of drinks and exotic cocktails for those who enjoy watching the glamorous world of Monte-Carlo go by.
A restaurant offering Latin American cuisine and Monaco's festive spirit.
This new restaurant offers top quality contemporary cuisine which draws on Riviera culinary traditions.
The products of the Mediterranean Sea greatly inspire our chef who offers healthy cuisine that deftly combines wellness and delicious gourmet flavours
L'Orange Verte offers a simple and delicious cuisine at any time of day.
Welcome to La Pizzeria, Monte-Carlo Beach's new restaurant that will take you on a culinary journey to Italy. Enjoy a superb view of the Mediterranean, an idyllic setting, 100% organic food, and much more!
This is a magnificent venue for hosting your prestigious receptions all year round and for dining out in summer on its terrace with a view of Place du Casino.
Basking in the sunshine, surrounded by lush greenery as you listen to the sound of the waves, this is an ideal spot to tuck into grilled fish or a buffet at lunchtime, or yield to the temptations of a well-orchestrated menu in the evening.
A summer restaurant with south-facing terrace located between the sea and the lagoon.
The Chef prepares an inventive and contemporary cuisine in a casual club-like ambiance.
From its lofty position on the eighth floor, this restaurant offers a new interpretation of Mediterranean gourmet cuisine. In summer the roof slides back to reveal one of the most beautiful views on the Côte d'Azur.
Experience a philosophy which reinterprets a cuisine based on the essentials and simplicity, with a subtle, harmonious balance between tradition, evolution and modernity.
Amidst a decor designed by Pierre Yves Rochon, Le Vistamar plays host to an original concept orchestrated by Chef Benoit Witz.
Amidst the lively atmosphere of the American gaming rooms, this restaurant offers daily specials and a wide choice of salads and pasta dishes you can mix and match as you wish.
Traditional Italian cuisine. Located at the entrance of the gaming halls, overlooking the Place du Casino, décor recreates in minute detail a dining room sleeper in the time of the Belle Epoque.
In the heart of the Hôtel Hermitage enjoy tasty appetizers and exellent champagnes by the glass.
With its unusual design, terrace by the sea, billiards room and DJ, the Blue Gin is a venue you have to visit at least once when in Monaco. The spacious lounge is the perfect place to relax and peruse a highly original drinks menu.
Amber lighting, a Zen attitude, music featuring world-renowned compilations, the "made in Monaco" Buddha Bar is the perfect place to unwind, just around the corner from the busy Place du Casino.
The legendary terrace of the Café de Paris epitomises the very special ambiance of this venue on Place du Casino. Open all year round from breakfast until late at night, it offers a wide range of drinks and exotic cocktails for those who enjoy watching the glamorous world of Monte-Carlo go by.
A restaurant offering Latin American cuisine and Monaco's festive spirit.
A chic venue with a beautiful terrace and magnificent view of the Principality, this is the ideal spot to enjoy fine wines by the glass and a cigar.
Come discover the magnificent panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea, Port Hercule and the Rock of Monaco from the Crystal Terrace, in a cosy lounge atmosphere.
One of the world's legendary night clubs that has been lighting up Riviera nights for over 30 years.
An elegant ambiance of shiny leather, soft lighting and windows onto the sea awaits you in this mythical bar, which collects vintage wines and spirits.
The Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort has assembled all the expertise of the Cinq Mondes SPAS to offer a unique voyage for the senses.
This SPA draws inspiration from the inherent harmony in the architecture and ambiance of the Monte-Carlo Beach itself: 80m² dedicated to well-being with three massage rooms, a hammam, and treatment products and programmes by La Prairie.
Discover the wide range of wellness experiences offered by the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo and enjoy moments of total relaxation, genuinely individual programmes and personalised treatments.
The Children's Club at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort welcomes children aged 3 to 12, seven days a week from 10am to 6pm.
Experience magical moments as a family at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Children are offered a choice of multiple activities: indoors or out, playful or delicious, alone or accompanied, to reconcile fun for children and peace of mind for parents!
There is everything here to keep your kids busy in Monaco during your stay at the 5 star luxury hotel: cookery workshops, music, swimming, etc.
Take advantage of this 25-by-13-metre pool heated at 29°C and filled with seawater taken from a depth of 37 metres and 400 metres out.
The beautiful landscaped gardens feature a magnificent lagoon with cascades, jacuzzis and vast sun terraces.
Come discover Cabanas and its refined cuisine, customised tent service and idyllic beach setting.

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To some it's considered tradition to watch the Mavericks Surf Contest from area beaches and bluffs, but this year it will all be off limits. Instead, people will be directed to a hotel parking lot for a viewing party and festival.
"This contest has completely changed," said Rocky Raynor, a Mavericks surf organizer.
Mavericks 2012 will be unlike any other. The big waves and the big name surfers will still be there, but the crowds that historically descend on the beach and on the bluffs will not.
"It's a safety issue we have," said Scott Lombardi from San Mateo County Parks.
Mavericks organizers are trying to stop a repeat of a disaster during the 2010 competition where strong waves swept up on Mavericks beach. More than a dozen people were hurt.
"It wasn't a rogue wave. It was one of those things that needed to be planned for and they didn't have anybody to plan for it," said Jeff Clark from Mavericks Invitational Inc. "That will never happen again."
Now that Mavericks founder Jeff Clark is once again in charge of the event, he's making changes. Spectators also normally line the cliffs above Mavericks. They will be banned. Many have fallen and ruined vegetation.
"If you are going to come up there and try to view from the bluff, we will ask you to leave," said Lombardi.
"There will be event staff, there will be hard barricades, soft barricades and road closures," said Lt. Lisa Williams from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.
Surf fans will be directed to Princeton-By-the-Sea's downtown to a first of its kind festival. A JumboTron with be streaming video of the competition will be set up in the Oceano Hotel and Spa's parking lot. Local businesses couldn't be happier, especially since there was no Mavericks competition in 2011.
"It was not a particularly good season. It would have been beneficial for all the businesses in the area," said Mike Laffen from the Half Moon Bay Brewery Company.
But not everyone is happy about the change in traditions.
"It's really a big bummer for the local people who like to hang out and meet everybody and hang on the bluffs," said Danielle Mickelson, a Moss Beach resident.
Cars with special permits will be allowed to drive through town. Everyone else has to park at the nearby airport and walk.


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Greg Young: Scheduling for Things to Happen in the Future
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The ability to delay sending messages into the future is a very powerful pattern when we start talking about messaging based systems and is often a useful way of dealing with temporal problems, Greg Young explained at the recent DDD Exchange conference in London.
Greg, who coined the term CQRS, gives an example of this type of problem; scheduling of things to happen in the future. A common solution to this is a batch job that will run a query on the domain model and then update some aggregates, but domain experts normally don't talk about batch jobs, more often it's about about scheduling and things that happen in the future because of scheduling today.
An alternative way of modelling this kind of problem that Greg often prefers is to raise a message and say that it should be delivered at some point in the future. A common way to do this is for an object to put its state in a message and then tell the system to deliver the message to itself sometime in the future, a common use case being timeouts, This pattern actually removes the time problem because what matters now is the order messages are received, not when they are received.
From a domain modelling perspective we end up with a completely different model and can talk with domain experts about behaviour and scheduling behaviour into the future, not about queries and batches and many domain experts are comfortable with this. A potentially important difference between a typical aggregate model and an event based model is that in the aggregate model a query is required to resolve the state, if no query is made the state may be incorrect. In an event model the state is always correct.
Greg ends by stating that there are a lot of problems where time is a real domain concept and event based modelling fits these temporal problems much better than using aggregates and a flat current state model because we are explicitly modelling the temporal aspects of the domain through the concept of delayed messages into the future. He notes though that this is not a solution for every problem but there are situations where this type of solution fits very well.
Next year's DDD Exchange is scheduled for 19th June 2015 and registration is open.
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Return Expectation for Private Equity Shouldn't Be Lower, Says Blackstone's James
In a world abounding with uncertainty, return expectation for private equity should be higher instead of lower Blackstone Group President Tony James said on a conference call this morning discussing the firm's third-quarter earnings results.
The New York firm posted $621.8 million in economic net income for the quarter, reversing a $380 million economic net loss for the year-ago period, being driven by higher revenue from all business segments except the advisory business. Its private equity segment reported higher performance fees and investment income, as well as a 7.1% appreciation in fund valuation.
Assets under management for the firm increased 30% from a year earlier to $204.6 billion.
In response to a question about suggestion by some investors that returns from private equity will be lower in part because of the wobbly growth in the global economy, Mr. James said that may not be the case.
"It's hard to generalize globally," Mr. James said. "We are cautious but there are great opportunities [in private equity]."
He said that Blackstone's most recent BCP VI global buyout fund has some of the greatest starts in terms of returns among all the private equity funds Blackstone has raised to date. Accordingly, the New York alternative asset manager has raised return hurdles for its private equity business, Mr. James added, without elaborating.
"Investors should have higher returns expectation…because of higher risks" in the current environment, Mr. James said.
Fundraising will become even more challenging going forward, reducing some of the pressure on pricing resulting from a capital overhang, he said. Blackstone, which was among the first alternative asset managers to close a mega-buyout fund recently, has been "husbanding capital," Mr. James added.
Another reason Blackstone was able to achieve return from private equity, he said, is that half of the capital has been invested in energy-related deals. Blackstone's energy deals have returned about six times invested capital and hasn't lost any money to date, Mr. James said.
In addition, Blackstone has generally stayed away from mega-buyouts, with none of BCP VI's capital invested in large transactions, he said.
In the developed economies, Blackstone's private equity business focuses on industry consolidation and platform build-up, while in the emerging markets, the firm invests in primarily growth capital deals.
The firm recently named Joe Baratta, formerly head of European private equity, global head of private equity. Mr. Baratta moved to New York from London in September.
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GARDEN STATE PARKWAY TO ROUTE 280 EASTBOUND – Take GS Parkway exit 145 to Route 280 eastbound. Stay to the right on Route 280 following signs for Harrison. Get off at exit 14 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). Turn right onto King Blvd. and go through fourth light at Warren Street. ECC campus is located on both sides of King Blvd. and extends to the West Market Street intersection. For parking, turn right onto Warren Street. Go two blocks and turn left onto Colden Street and go one block to ECC Parking Lot D.
NJ TURNPIKE (I-95) TO ROUTE 280 WESTBOUND – Take NJ Turnpike exit 15 W and proceed on Route 280 westbound. After crossing the drawbridge, take the second Newark exit which is Martin Luther King Boulevard. Turn left onto King Blvd. and go through the fifth light at Warren Street. ECC campus is located on both sides of King Blvd. and extends to the West Market Street intersection.
(See GS Parkway directions for parking.)
FROM THE WEST OR EAST USING ROUTE 78 – Take Route 78 to exit 56 (W. Peddie St. & Elizabeth Ave.). Turn right onto W.Peddie St. and make a left at the first traffic light onto Elizabeth Ave. Drive north for approximately one mile and then make a left on to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Continue driving north on MLK Blvd. for about one mile to the Essex County College Campus, located at the intersection of West Market Street and Martin Luther King Blvd. For parking, turn left from MLK Blvd. onto West Market Street and go approximately 150 yards. Essex County College Parking Lot D will be on your right, adjacent to the Essex County College Physical Education Building
FROM OTHER HIGHWAYS – Highways 1 & 9, 22, 3, & 46 all connect with Route 21 which becomes McCarter Highway in Newark. At junction of McCarter Highway and Raymond Boulevard, turn left onto Raymond Blvd. and proceed to University Avenue. Turn left at University Ave., go to first light and make right onto West Market Street. Proceed uphill to ECC campus which is located at the intersection of West Market St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Make right onto King Blvd. (See Route 78 directions for parking.)
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San Antonio police say the gunfire early Wednesday may have been a gang-related attack after an earlier dispute. Further details weren't immediately released on the initial incident.
Police say the toddler was in a bedroom when someone outside began shooting and her wrist was grazed by a bullet. Authorities say the father was fatally shot while outside the home in a confrontation with the gunman.
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|ELSA AVERY DEES (Little Cosette/Young Eponine alt.) National tour debut! Youth productions include Addams Family, Guys & Dolls. Thank you John Mara Jr, Tara Rubin Casting, Broadway Workshop, Random Farms, Steps on Broadway, The Brearley School and the Les Miz Family for this incredible opportunity! Love to Juliana, Momma, Daddy, Crissy, Macaroon, my teachers and friends.
Parker Dzuba
|PARKER DZUBA (Gavroche alt.) is thrilled to be making his debut in the National Tour of Les Misérables! From Binghamton, NY, Parker has a passion for both theater and dance. Special thanks to Barry Kolker and Tara Rubin Casting. And THANK YOU to his parents and family for always supporting him and his dreams.
Dalya Knapp
|DALYA KNAPP (Ensemble, u/s Little Cosette/Young Eponine) is thrilled to join best friend/sister Sophie, and to be making her Broadway National Tour debut in Les Miserables. Favorite roles: Flopsy in Peter Rabbit the Musical, Molly in Annie, and Party Girl in The Nutcracker. Film: Gracie's Keeper. She can be seen and heard in numerous voiceovers and commercials. Love and gratitude to family, Amelia, Glenn, Leorah, Laura, Zoom Talent, Leslie and Pam at DBA, and Tara Rubin Casting. @dalyaknapp
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|SOPHIE KNAPP (Little Cosette/Young Eponine alt.) Broadway/1st National Tour: Once the Musical (Ivanka). NYC: Chasing Rainbows (Young Judy Garland), Madeline's Christmas (Madeline), A Little Princess (Little Girl), Annie (Molly). TV, film, commercials. Soloist: "BYE," "Lyrics for Life," "Broadway Sessions." Love and gratitude to my family, friends, CESD, Zoom Talent, Amelia, Laura, Janine, Leorah, Bess, Tina-Marie, David and Tara Rubin Casting for this incredible opportunity. sophieknapp.actor
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|SAM MIDDLETON JR. (Gavroche alt.) is thrilled to join this incredible cast. The youngest of four children, Sam has been watching his siblings perform all over the country and is thrilled that it is finally his turn. Special thanks to his family, friends, HHPrep teachers, Mara Entertainment, Deborah Abramson and Peggy Trecker-White for believing in him.
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"Mention spéciale également pour les enfants de la pièce qui campent leurs rôles avec beaucoup d'aisance et de naturel"
BroadwayWorld Denver – 07/30/2018
"As an amateur covert operative, Sam Middleton as Gavroche reminds us all to always take children seriously. Although a young role, Middleton performs incredibly well and stands his own among those three times his age, as does Sophie Knapp in the role of Young Cosette."
Enter Here Canada – 07/11/2018
"The casting is absolutely perfect for this production and the children were very talented as well. Young Cosette, played by Elsa Avery Dees and Sophie Knapp, who alternate as young Eponine, were darling on stage. Gavroche, the young lad who 'runs the town' shows that 'Little People' can make a difference…"
Creatively Clo – 06/07/2018
"Sophie Knapp as young Cosette is adorable and amazing in her number 'Castle On A Cloud'…"
Zeta Tijuana – 06/01/2018
"…el brillante Jonah Mussolino en el rol del pequeño 'Gavroche'…"
MATC Times – 05/03/2018
"I was also impressed by the talent of the young actors Elsa Avery Dees, Sophie Knapp and Jonah Mussolino."
Badger Herald – 04/06/2018
"My personal favorites were…the kid actors who played Cosette, Eponine and Gavroche (Zoe Glick, Sophie Knapp and Jonah Mussolino respectively)."
InfoCulture.biz – 02/08/2018
"The leader of the song was Jonah Mussolino's Gavroche, a spunky young boy who partook in the revolution and eventually gave his life for the cause"
TheatreBloom – 12/22/2017
"Little Cosette (at this performance Zoe Glick) and Gavroche (at this performance Julian Emile Lerner) also deserve mentions of praise; Glick, for her dulcet and delicate rendition of 'Castle on a Cloud' and Lerner for his punchy pluck in the overall approach to the character. His scene at the barricade is one of the most breath-taking in the most horrific fashion imaginable…"
M Live – 11/22/2017
"I want to tell you about young rebel Gavroche (Julian Emile Lerner) who steals and then breaks our hearts with his self-importance despite his lot in life"
Seth Saith – 10/27/2017
"So kudos to…Zoe Glick (Young Cosette) on 'Castle on a Cloud'"
Chicago Sun Times – 10/15/2017
"Jordan Cole (who alternates with Julian Emile Lerner) was a feisty, confident Gavroche, the street urchin with great courage"
WPRO News Talk 630 – 09/29/2017
"Sophie Knapp did a lovely job with 'Castle on a Cloud' as young Cosette on press night, and Julian Emile Lerner practically stole the show at moments with his cheeky, street-wise Gavroche."


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Because I am a writer, people ask me a lot of questions.
You know? About writing.
The exchange generally goes something like this:
Person: "You're such a great writer!"
Me (nonplussed): "Thank you."
Person: "I wish I could write like you. Do you mind if I ask you some questions?"
Me (even more nonplussed and generally thinking about some sort of sandwich): "No, not at all."
Person: "Why are you a writer?"
Let's stop here for a moment.
The first thing you should know about writers is that we are liars.
We're so good at it that we dream up characters and situations that are boldface lies – and then we call those lies 'stories'. People love stories, but they hate liars.
A good liar learns to write early.
What I want to say is: "I am a boldfaced liar who needed a profession that might never involve prison."
Back to the scene.
Me: "I enjoy telling stories, and I've been writing for as long as I can remember."
(Nice save, Redwine.)
Person (beaming): "Oh, great! Well, what I was wondering is do you collaborate with other writers, or do you come up with ideas…I mean, how do you come up with ideas exactly? How is it that you actually write?"
Me (squirming and staring at my shoes, trying my best to be altruistic and not hungry): "Um…well, sometimes I collaborate, yes…"
Person: "But what I really mean is how EXACTLY do you do it? Do you have some sort of ritual that you do to make the words flow? What is your process?"
Let's stop again, remembering that I am a boldfaced liar.
Truthfully, I have a collection of papers, notebooks, texts, mini yellow legal pads, Facebook statuses (my own), and memories that I sift through from time to time to see if there's anything worth sharing with a larger audience.
This sifting happens best when I am trying not to do housework, balance a checkbook, or some other evil that life requires for food, clothing, shelter, and marital bliss.
Or at 3 AM when a child has decided to invade my bed by shoving me out of it, claiming the spoils by lying perpendicular to my body, and implanting their wee little feet into my kidneys.
Then I sit down with a pen and a legal pad and start writing things down. A series of phrases that will generally jog my memory. This is best done with some sort of snack.
Also – a moment of truth – I bore myself a lot.
So after two or three minutes, I go digging around social media to think about what other people are thinking.
Or I read a book or an article, generally completely unrelated to any of the phrases that I scribbled down.
And then I forget all about what I've scribbled down and shame myself into some housework.
I have this strange problem in that I hate to clean things, but I also hate clutter.
So I tackle some domestic project, seeing it through to completion. For a few minutes, I entertain the thought of never writing another word. I am just going to fritter away my time in domestic tranquility. Simplicity shall be my motto. I shall master my domicile with love, genius, and ninja-like stain fighting skills.
Almost immediately, I find myself weeping at a boring life of housewifery and plunge into a "is this all I'm really worth?" kind of self-pity. "For this, my feminist forebearers burned their bras. I'm a disgrace to their cause."
At this point, I generally make the mistake of looking in the mirror. I have pores on my nose the size of half-dollars. I have split ends. My eyebrows need landscaping. My skin is both dry and oily and pasty white. I glow, but for the wrong reasons.
I am so old.
If you're following this flowchart of the writing process, this can go one of three ways. Either a) decide that exercise will solve everything and lace up my running shoes,
Or b) I say 'who the hell cares anymore?', pour myself a nice glass of wine or (out of desperation) swig a shot of peppermint extract, and sob into a pile of baby clothes,
Or c) I happen to glance at the legal pad and remember that I am more than a mere domestic goddess. I. Am. A. Writer.
As an aside, a and b often are a precursor to c.
Now, I have gone through periods when I actually got up at 5 AM with an explosion of story in my brain. And I have written late, late into the night. But this isn't my usual process. That kind of muse entertaining is hard to sustain with four children.
So back to our wide-eyed person and their questions about the process.
Person: "But what I really mean is how EXACTLY do you do it? Do you have some sort of ritual that you do to make the words flow? What is your process?"
Me (still staring at my shoes): "Well, I prewrite, using an outline of sorts, and…"
Did I mention that this person is generally a teacher that wants to replicate this experience in her (it's always a 'her') classroom?
Those poor children. May they do anything else but write for a living.
Do you get why I lie?


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Mrs. Sill, who lived with her son in Ellicott City, died of a brain tumor Christmas Day at University Hospital. She was 78.
She retired in 1977 from the accounting department of the Southland Corp. in Baltimore, where she had worked for 15 years.


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Figuring out what the judges are looking for seems to be the hardest task that the contestants on the CW's The Pussycat Dolls Present: Search for the Next Doll (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET) have to face. Brittany was ousted for being too sexy, and last Tuesday (and then again on Wednesday and Sunday) Jaime Benjamin was dismissed for not standing out enough. TVGuide.com caught up with the 21-year-old to find out more about her dolled-up 'do, her shoe crisis and her "Heartbreaker" of an ouster.
TVGuide.com: I'm kind of surprised that you were the one who went home this week.
Jamie Benjamin: I think a lot of people were. That's so sweet.
TVGuide.com: I didn't think that you really did anything wrong.
Jaime: Yeah, me either. But they were like, "You just didn't stick out." I don't know what else I could have done to stick out.
TVGuide.com: Isn't the point of this competition to show how well you can work in a group?
Jaime: Exactly. I don't understand. Whatever, it is what it is. I had a great time, and I am thankful for what I got.
TVGuide.com: Maybe you needed to be more confrontational.
Jaime: But that's not me. I'm such the least dramatic person on the show. I'm very normal, easygoing and silly.
TVGuide.com: What did you think of the song choices this week? Your group drew Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker," which isn't really typical Pussycat Dolls fare.
Jaime: I feel like they were trying to aim it at Sisely a bit because she does have that rocker vibe, but she had a lot on her plate last week. I don't know why they chose it. It was really fun to do, though. It was really playful, but it was so different from the other group [who performed En Vogue's "Free Your Mind"], I think it was really hard to compare the groups. They had a more diva song, and the diva song is always going to win. We were just rocking out.
TVGuide.com: Plus, it must have been hard to show off your dance moves since you were stuck on those little boxes for most of the song.
Jaime: Did you see how big my heels were? They were like 6 inches! I almost fell off the box. They didn't show it, but it was so scary. Me and Melissa R. were worried we were going to fall off, and they said, "We don't want to hear it. The Pussycat Dolls do it, so we don't want to hear it." OK....
TVGuide.com: Sisely complained a lot about not having enough practice time. Do you feel that way, too, or was that just part of the game?
Jaime: It is part of the game. We practiced so much, and had no time to rest. That makeover was the biggest rest that we had. But we never got to really relax, because you were always rehearsing. If you put all the rehearsing together, we maybe got five hours to work on one song. We needed more practice time, but we had no time.
TVGuide.com: What did you think of your makeover and pretty, brighter blonde hair?
Jaime: I love it. I'm keeping it up still. I've always had long blonde hair since I was a little girl, but I hadn't had my hair done in a while. I came on the show not really expecting to make it that far, so I thought, "I'm just going to do it. I'm not going to do my hair, I'm not going to bring cute clothes.... " I didn't expect to make it, but I did, and I got a makeover. I was so happy. They gave me extensions — that lasted for like three months — and then, well, they ripped out my hair....
TVGuide.com: You really came out of your shell during the dancing-in-the-little-box challenge a couple of weeks ago. What was that like for you?
Jaime: That was so great. Everyone was so shocked that I was the first one to volunteer, but in real life, that is me. I will be the first one on stage. I'm not usually the shy one and confidence never really gets in the way. I think confidence got in the way this time because it was a TV show. I loved going in the box, it was so great and fun and we were just being silly.
TVGuide.com: All the costumes you wore while performing, was that stuff you brought, or was it from wardrobe?
Jaime: Wardrobe did that. It was all PCD stuff.
TVGuide.com: Did you get to keep any of the clothes?
Jaime: No, I didn't. They gave me some makeup. But I wouldn't wear those clothes out to a club. I'm not that much of a scandalous dresser. It is fun sometimes... on stage.
TVGuide.com: Why did you want to do this show? Did you like the group?
Jaime: Yeah, I liked them. Every time I saw them on TV, I was like, "I can do that." I dreamt about the audition two days before I even heard about it. I was supposed to audition for American Idol this year. My friends were working on the show and told me to come by and get a number, but I had a feeling I didn't want to do American Idol. Then I had that dream, showing the hotel room where we auditioned in New York. I dreamt the entire hotel, and I thought, "Crap, maybe I should have auditioned for American Idol." Then I was at dance class one night and they talked about auditioning for the Pussycat Dolls. So I went, and look where I am.
TVGuide.com: Sounds like it was meant to be.
Jaime: Yeah. When I got accepted and they flew the 50 girls out to L.A., I found a ladybug on the floor in my carpet and then later a Chinese fortune in the same spot.
TVGuide.com: A sign.
Jaime: Definitely. I dream a lot, and sometimes they do come true.
TVGuide.com: Do you consider yourself more of a singer or a dancer?
Jaime: I grew up as a dancer and a singer, so that was a tough question for me to answer on the show. But watching it back, I think I'm more of a singer. I grew up as a ballet dancer; I switched to hip-hop a couple of years ago. But I didn't do hip-hop as much as ballet, so when I watch myself I'm so critical. I think my voice stands out more than my dancing.
TVGuide.com: Well, I think anyone who can keep up with [PCD cochoreographer] Mikey [Minden] is at least a decent dancer.
Jaime: Yeah, he's a tough one — he hated me at first — but he kept us on our toes. They didn't show all of the times he was yelling at me, and he yelled at me a lot. But he's so young, he's only 21, which is so crazy.
TVGuide.com: You seemed to get along with everyone. Was that really the case?
Jaime: Yes! I have made the best friends out of this experience. I was with Melissa R. and Sisely on Tuesday night. We watched the show together, because I'm in L.A. right now. Melissa R., we just bonded, I talk to her almost every day now. I got along with Asia really well... just everybody. I don't have anything bad to say.
TVGuide.com: What's next for you?
Jaime: Starting this weekend, I'm recording an album at Sony. It will be live music and a funky vibe, something I can stand on a stage and sing. It's not going to be all Pussycat Doll'd up.
TVGuide.com: So last week's recording-studio challenge was basically a warm-up for you?
Jaime: Yeah. And we're actually filming everything, in case they want to do a spin-off show or something.
Attention, fans of The Search for the Next Doll, American Idol and more! Reality Chat airs exclusively on the TV Guide Channel. Click here for complete listings.


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TCU vs. Baylor football game.
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Elbow Dislocation
Elbow Anatomy
There are three bones that make up the elbow, including the upper arm bone called the humerus, and the two bones in the forearm (radius and ulna) form the lower part of the elbow.
The elbow is a ball and socket joint as well as a hinge joint. The elbow allows for both bending and flexing.
What is elbow dislocation?
The elbow is dislocated when the joint surfaces of an elbow are separated. Elbow dislocations can be partial or complete.
Common Causes
Elbow dislocations typically occur when a person falls onto an outstretched hand. The force is sent to the elbow when a hand hits the ground, and may result in a dislocation. An elbow dislocation can also occur during a car accident.
To receive a diagnosis, a qualified musculoskeletal expert will first take a medical history and conduct a physical exam. X-ray or MRI scanning may be required.
Generally, dislocations can be realigned by a doctor without surgery. A sling may be needed initially. Gentle motion is started early to avoid elbow stiffness.


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With reports in Spain suggesting that Arsenal have made contact with Real Madrid about the possible transfer of striker Karim Benzema – we ask the important questions: Is it the right move for the player and is he the right man for Arsenal?
It's no secret that Arsene Wenger is a big fan of the striker and the Gunners boss has plenty of form when it comes to signing French-born players – albeit with varying degrees of success. However, while some of his previous purchases could be classed as calculated wagers, there can be no doubt that Benzema represents the finished article.
Since joining the Spanish club from Lyon in 2009, the French international has bagged 131 goals in 281 appearances and established himself as a first-team regular in one of world football's toughest environments. He has also managed an impressive 25 goals in 76 appearances for the French national team. A move to Arsenal would be not be intimidating for a player that can boast four French League titles, one Spanish League title and a Champions League medal amongst his list of honours.
So far this summer, the North Londoners have made just one signing, but it certainly was a significant one as Petr Cech arrived from Chelsea in an £11m deal. The veteran shot-stopper should finally give Arsenal the world class option in goal that they have craved for so long.
With the signing of Cech and the recent acquisitions of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, the Gunners boss has shown that he is now in a position to spend serious money on already-established quality in order to bolster his team's title ambitions.
If a deal can be struck at a figure close to the £31m being quoted, then Arsenal would be getting a proven goal scorer still in his prime at a great price. It could also give the Londoners genuine hope of wrestling the Premier League title away from their capital city rivals.
For Benzema, it would present an opportunity to play Champions League football at a club managed by a man that has been an admirer of his for many years. With suggestions that new Los Blancos boss Rafa Benitez may not be so keen on using the striker in his preferred central role, a move to the Emirates might provide the continuity that the Lyon-born front man desires.
In previous transfer windows, the player himself has expressed his reluctance to move away from the Bernabeu but after six years in Madrid, reports now suggest that he is open to a possible exit. If the Gunners can pull off this deal, they will certainly be a force to be reckoned with in the coming season.
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260. Does it transmit maps?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) It will transmit maps
if you wish it to, yes. It will transmit data, so you can pass
almost anything over it, although of course there can be band-width
constraints as ever. We are talking about 48,000 radios here and
26,000 computersa massive systemand 20,000 vehicles
and something like 149 ships, a large range of aircraft and, as
I say, eventually, 45,000 of the Personal Role Radios. So it is
an extensive system. I have talked about the specific benefits
that it provides, but why is this important in terms of military
capability? I come back to what I said earlier about moving towards
a network-centric capability. Bowman is a critical element of
that. It will link in through Falcon to a range of other systems.
It will enable us to exercise command-and-control of forces in
a much more efficient manner than we are able to at the moment.
Just as the Personal Role Radio is improving the situation a lot
for individual soldiers on the ground, we are getting to the stage
now where we are able to link up individuals and vehicles in an
efficient way, and I draw a parallel with the introduction on
to the Tornado F3 of the Joint Tactical Information Distribution
System some years ago. The F3, as you know, was an aircraft which
was designed to guard against a Soviet threat coming from the
north, operating from what was essentially a very large aircraft
carrier, the United Kingdom. It was not designed as an air superiority
fighter to mix it with things like F-15s and so on, yet when we
put the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System in that
aircraft, suddenly its capability was transformed and the crew
were able to hold their own in a wide range of circumstances,
and many of them regarded it as the most significant development
since the introduction of radar itself. This was because the ability
to distribute information from a wide variety of sources to those
who needed to have it transformed their situational awareness
and the tactical capabilities, and the same is true in all environments,
and Bowman is going to be a critical part of that for the land
261. Should the need arise, are there any further
aspects of the prospective capability of Bowman that might be
amenable for trading-off against cost or a timely delivery of
this system? Is there an incremental acquisition capability which
you might forgo or be prepared to forgo? I ought not let the manufacturer
hear that, I suppose.
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) At the moment, I am
looking for the capability as advertised by 2004. The manufacturer
tells me they can deliver, and I am expecting them to deliver.
262. In terms of your own organisation, what
role do you have in planning the transition to Bowman so that
it does not impinge on current operational effectiveness?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) It is driven by the
Army Department largely. The Army has to integrate the deployment
of Bowman with its readiness cycle, so that the appropriate units
as they come back through the training cycle can have their vehicles
taken away and modified and so on. So we work very closely with
the Army Department, as does the IPT, and it is integrated seamlessly
so their requirements are met.
263. So you do not think our number of forces
will have to be reduced temporarily while kit is taken out of
service; vehicles or ships are taken out of service?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) No. That is the whole
point, it is being stitched into the Army's formation readiness
cycle, so they can maintain their operational tempo, their commitments,
and as they are brought back through the training cycle the vehicles
can be fitted.
264. You have talked about the very large number
of items of equipment that will have to be introduced47,000
radios, 26,000 computer terminalswhen you talk about 2004
being the in-service date, is that when you expect the majority
of that equipment to be in place?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) No. I am trying to
remember, off the top of my head, what we are using as the definition
of in-service date there. I think it is the first units which
are equipped with it. As I say, as the Army units go through their
formation readiness cycle, they will be equipped, so it will take
some time; it will be a rolling programme.
265. So we will have units which will be air,
sea and land, which will be equipped as from 2004 but not all
the air, land and sea units?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Correct, and, of course,
Bowman has a mode which makes it inter-operable with Clansman
because we will have to inter-operate.
Mr Howarth: Thank you.
266. I am delighted to know how many ships we
have. Are you sure you have got the figure right?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Yes, indeed. I hesitate
about the definition of a ship.
267. Of course!
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) It certainly does include
42 capital ships, I can tell you that.
268. Air Marshal, we are now going on to take
a few questions about reconnaissance and information systems.
One of the lessons we learnt from the Kosovo campaign was the
value of shortening sensor-to-shoot times. I understand that capability
was very much needed in terms of the ISTAR system to link command
and control. How does your organisation keep on top of developments
in terms of getting the balance right between the different strands
of information systems and getting the balance right between the
different forms of those systems?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) What we are doing is
developing a model for looking at defence equipment capability
in the round, much more as a gestalt than a series of related
projects, as it were, and then seeing how overlaying different
types of information superiority capabilities on that will give
us maximum leverage, if you like. We have made a determined effort
over the last couple of years to shift investment into that area,
as you know, but we also need a strategy for investing those resources,
and that is the way we are approaching that.
269. To what extent do we rely on our coalition
partners in that work you are talking about, to ensure the systems
do overlap?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) I am sorry, I am not
quite sure I understand the question. To what extent do we rely
on them to provide capabilities?
270. And also integration for joint operations.
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Inter-operability is
crucial; inter-operability with likely partners is fundamental
to those systems.
271. In terms of UAVs, the Watchkeeper programme,
why are we developing that when the US have already moved to the
next generation of UAVs with things like Predator?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Watchkeeper is, from
my perspective, a capability requirement. I need something and
it is envisaged to be a UAV because the work which was done as
part of the TRACER programme showed the value of a mix of manned
systems on the ground and UAVs, but it is a capability requirement
as far as I am concerned. Watchkeeper is not the name of a system,
it is a requirement, and we do not know yet what is going to meet
that requirement. I am waiting for the DPA to come back to me
with the proposals for that.
272. So it could be taking something of theirs
off the shelf which is tried and tested?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) It could be.
273. Is that an option?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Absolutely. What is
going to be most cost effective in meeting the requirement.
274. The Americans are quite British-like in
Afghanistan, strapping bombs on to drones, so it is a double-whammy
for a system if we can deliver ordnance rather than simply transmitting
information back?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Absolutely.
275. We have one final section and that is another
vexed area, Eurofighter, ASRAAM and BVRAAM. Eurofighter's air-to-air
capability appears in many ways to hinge on the missiles it will
carry. To what extent will integrating ASRAAM on the Tornado F3
reduce the imperative for bringing a similarly armed Eurofighter
into service?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Not at all.
Chairman: That is pretty succinct. Are you sure
you would not like to add anything? I cannot recall ever having
had a more precise answer. You are letting the side down, Air
Marshal, by giving honest and terse answers!
Mr Howarth: Shall we ask him why!
276. We will accept his judgment. The MoD's
refusal last year to accept ASRAAM into service appears to have
hinged on the MoD's interpretation of the missile's ability to
deliver the capability that the Department was looking for. What
role did your organisation play in that decision?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) We played a substantial
role because we set the capability requirement but we also have
to ensure that the solution which is delivered meets that requirement,
so that is a fundamental part of the process. ASRAAM suffered
from two specific problems at that time. There were some short-term
issues which we judged could be resolved but needed to be resolved
before we brought it into service at all. Then there was a longer-term
issue which was that if we solved the short-term problems we would
have a missile which was far better than anything else which currently
existed but it would not be good enough for 10, 15 years hence
when it would still be in service, so we needed to address the
issue of how we were going to keep it ahead of the competition
in the future. Those were the two specific areas we had to address.
As you know, the short-term problems were solved, we brought it
into service with the Air Force, we have delivered missiles to
the front line, the operation evaluation units, and the response
of the air crew has been very positive indeed. There is, as required
by the previous Minister DP, a road map for taking the missile
from where it is now up to the capability we will need in the
277. You may want to give this information subsequent
to our meeting, but can you give us an indication in public about
the difference in capability that could have been available from
ASRAAM last spring and what will be available when the missile
is fully developed in due course?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) We could not have used
the missile until the short-term issues were resolved, it would
not have given us any capability because of the problems of putting
it into operational service. Now they are fixed, the capability
it provides us is far superior than anything which exists anywhere
else; a very fast, highly agile missile; good probability of kill;
good counter-measures resistance, so we are very pleased with
278. What longer range air-to-air capability
will Eurofighter have in the first few years of its operational
life, before it is fitted with BVRAAM?
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) It will be fitted with
the AMRAAM missile, which has always been the intention in the
near term.
279. When some members of this Defence Committee
went to the Bundestag three or four years ago, to plead with our
colleagues to proceed with Eurofighter, they agreed, which I was
very pleased about, and they were very concerned about BVRAAM,
a European missile on a European aircraft. There have been one
or two cases in the procurement of major weapons systems involving
Germany where there have been delays over and above those which
normally take place in the procurement of substantial platforms
and weapons systems. Can you give us some indication as toand
you may say, "This ain't my responsibility" but I am
pretty sure you knowwhat are the delays, why are we waiting
for contracts to be signed, what effect will it have on the future
National Audit Office report which will say, "Delays in BVRAAM"
followed by an asterisk, and then you look down the bottom and
it will say, "Due to contractual difficulties"? When
will things proceed at the speed which those wanting to see this
missile system on an excellent aircraft want? When will reassurance
be given that everything will be on target, metaphorically and
(Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup) Chairman, this ain't
my business! All I will say is that there have been some fairly
complicated contract negotiations which have taken place, not
least because both sides have wished to include the lessons learnt
from the ASRAAM programme, and that has been done, and the methods
by which the missile will be evaluated, the test points and all
the rest, have been clearly defined to everyone's satisfaction.
We have successfully concluded those negotiations now and we placed
copies of the final draft contract with each of our partner nations,
they all have it in their hands now, and we await to see the outcome.


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James Jeffords, Who Shifted Balance of Power in Senate, Dies at 80
Vermont Senator in 2001 Left Republican Party, Giving Control of Chamber to Democrats
WASHINGTON—Jim Jeffords, the former Vermont senator who single-handedly tipped the balance of power in the Senate in 2001 when he left the Republican Party, has died. He was 80 years old.
Mr. Jeffords, who served three terms in the Senate after spending 14 years in the House, was born in Rutland, Vt., the son of a chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. He was elected to Congress in 1974, the post-Watergate era when Republicans had fared poorly and Democrats were on the rise. Walking down the aisle of the House with first-time...


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WAYNE, N.J. – When Jessica Galarza of Wayne was pregnant, her dog Max was constantly by her side.
"If I was eating, he sat next to me. If I was on the bed, he laid next to me," Galarza told Daily Voice.
The bond between Max and her daughter Natalia "was there from day one," the Elmwood Park teacher said. "When she came out, we knew that he was going to be attached to her."
And now that bond is an internet sensation.
Max, a 12-year-old yellow lab, and Natalia, 3 months, are the stars of a viral video, where Max can be seen rocking Natalia in her bassinet .
"When I first posted it on Instagram, everyone was like commenting to me, 'Oh my God, this is amazing.' I had thought it was funny, but I didn't think it would be as popular as it is right now," Galarza said.
Galarza said Max is just as attached to Natalia now that she is out in the world, as he was while she was in the womb. "Anything I do with her, he is always around."
So it didn't take Galarza and her husband Richard long to get the pup to rock Natalia. "The whole thing kind of happened on accident," she said.
"I was rocking her and he just kind of put up his paw just to like see her, just to kind of see what was going on," she explained. "And then we told him, 'Stay, stay.' We saw he was like rocking her," she said.
Now, he'll do it on command, she said. "We'll go, 'Rock Natalia,' I'll start, and he'll jump on," she said.
The rocking usually doesn't last too long, but the Galarzas love to watch and see how bonded Max and Natalia are.
"He is really good with her," she said.
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For about 20 years the NGO Center extends its services to civil society organizations aiming at establishment of democracy in Armenia.
It is common knowledge that the achievements of civil society organizations nowadays address broader areas. The extension of their role is also determined by the diversity of present challenges. The NGO Center contributes to empowerment of civil society organizations towards their more effective involvement in responding to those through training, consultancy, research, awareness raising and capacity building programs and services. We believe, purposeful and aware citizen participation is a fundamental factor towards the well-being of our society.
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We meet in the aftermath of the most traumatic economic event of our time. That was the great stock market crash of October 1987, an occurrence rivaling and even exceeding in extent and associated disorder and fear the Great Crash of 1929. It is your treatment of this drastic event that I wish to talk about and, in a manner of speaking, commend.
Except for your tact and discretion there would have been serious extra suffering from what happened. And a very small minority of our people could, in the aftermath, have been, in their own view, gravely at risk. But let me deal first with the factors contributing to the event in question.
In Wall Street in these last years we have had one of our periodic outbreaks in financial dementia. These are normal; they grow out of the assumption that intelligence is both measured and enhanced by association with an adequate amount of money.
More specifically, people and institutions were in the stock market in these last five years, some in the belief that it would go up forever, some in the equally innocent conviction that their own peculiar financial genius would allow them to get out before the fall.
This is the pure speculative situation; there have been many before going back to the great days in France when John Law and the citizenry of Paris were captured by the engaging myth of the great gold deposits in Louisiana. These episodes never come gently to an end. Anything, or even nothing, can trigger the eventual, inevitable and very rude rush to get out.Continue reading the main story
However, the reputation of Wall Street for minimal intelligence was seriously in jeopardy in this situation. So was the minority of which I spoke earlier. This latter was our rich, our newly rich, including many of our very rich.
They were prominent among those involved in the speculation; their participation was both encouraged and financed by funds derived from the recent tax reductions. The tax reductions were supposed to encourage hard, productive enterprise. Instead, not surprisingly, that gratifying windfall had gone extensively into the purchase of common stocks.
None of this, however, could be said. Markets in our time are a totem, a symbol of our secular religion. They can do no wrong. To find flaws in their behavior is both theologically and ideologically incorrect. And we could not put our rich fellow citizens at risk by saying that they and their much-appreciated tax relief contributed to the debacle.
For both of these reasons, the responsibility for the crash had to be removed from Wall Street. Accordingly, it was moved to Washington. Arriving here, it was attributed to the Federal deficit. The deficit had not been a source of effective adverse concern for the preceding five years. Now, overnight, it became the central cause of the stock market collapse. This, however improbable, was the immediately available belief.
There was, indeed, something cruel about this transfer of blame by Republicans in New York to Republicans in Washington - from a much-loved institution to a much-loved President. However, there was, to repeat, no choice. Some of the blame could then be passed from Washington on to Germany and Japan for handling their economies with greater good sense and restraint. This too was done. But much of the blame had to stay on Pennsylvania Avenue.
In all this the press showed its tact and discretion. It could have emitted loud guffaws and other intensely vulgar sounds. That would have been very damaging. This was an exceedingly delicate exercise in buck-passing; it required the cooperation of all.
In consequence, blame for the Wall Street aberration was effectively shifted. This then resulted in the need for a further exercise of tact and discretion.
As deeply symbolic steps were being taken in Washington toward a balanced budget, it would not be helpful to mention that this was what Herbert Hoover had urged in the aftermath of 1929. Nor could it be said that, some of the problem having been created by the tax reduction on the rich, their taxes above all should be the ones restored. Especially it could not be suggested that the tax reduction now scheduled for next year should be postponed.
Here arose the need to protect that vulnerable minority. And here again the press was wonderfully cooperative and admirably restrained. On the symbolism of the budget-balancing gesture there were, indeed, a few indiscreet comments. On increasing taxes on the affluent, on postponing the income tax reduction now on line, the discretion was nearly perfect.
Nor was anyone that I noticed so irresponsible as even to comment on that compelling two-page advertisement by countless of our best-compensated CEO's and by former Secretaries of the Treasury (not excluding that extreme paragon of personal fiscal rectitude John B. Connally, speaking from the deep recesses of Chapter 11). Their advertisement called for further cuts in public expenditures, cuts affecting all but the very poor, and suggested, as a last resort, increased taxes always excluding those that might adversely affect initiative and enterprise. That last, as all know, was code for no increase on those signing the petition.
There was here the special danger of highly offensive comment, even laughter. But here again the tact and discretion of the press were nearly perfect. Thus my bow to all in this room assembled. In large matters and small our recent financial debacle was handled by you with grace and restraint, with a minimum of obtrusive descent to raucous criticism.
I have, I trust, said enough to ingratiate myself for all the near future.Continue reading the main story


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New research has shown that regular exercise boosts activity in the ammune system and helps reduce viral attack.
The study, published this week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, suggests that exercise can reduce the severity of flu systoms and also clear out the virus more quickly.
In addition, exercising just before a flu infection but not regularly over the preceding months can also show some protection against severe symptoms.
The study suggests that exercise boosts "early innate antiviral defenses." While the exact mechanisms remain unclear the results offer one more reason to engage in regular moderate exercise.
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1. In Brief: More than 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen
IRIN News, January 16 2013
DUBAI, 16 January 2013 (IRIN) - The results of the first ever national child labour survey in Yemen suggest the country has more than 1.3 million child labourers, about 17 percent of all children.
2. Analysis: Aid money unspent as Yemen's transition process drags on
IRIN News, January 17 2013
LONDON, 17 January 2013 (IRIN) - The transitional peace process in Yemen is struggling to move forward and billions of dollars of aid assistance is going untapped, according to UK Minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan.
3. Challenges abound as aid reaches Yemen's south
IRIN January 21 2013
Assistance is increasing to Yemen's southern governorate of Abyan, as it emerges from war and tens of thousands of people return home. But the aid scale-up comes in the context of a complex and still fragile environment, which has left aid workers wary of being too optimistic.
4. UNHCR position on the directive by the Kenyan Government on the relocation of refugees from the urban centres to the refugee camps: January 25 2013
5. Somali refugees face increased attack in Kenya, rights group says
Hiraan, January 24, 2013
Ten rights groups said on Tuesday that the assaults have increased after the Kenyan government ordered Somali refugees to go back to remote and overcrowded camps on December 18, 2012.
6. Kenya: Don't force 55,000 refugees into camps
HRW January 15,2013
The Kenyan authorities should halt their plan to forcibly move 55,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers from cities to overcrowded and underserviced refugee camps, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing a number of grenade attacks in 2012, the authorities contend the move will improve Kenyan national security and lead to the return of Somali refugees to Somalia.
7. Group decries rise in refugee attack
The Standard January 23 2013
Civil society groups have called on the Government to stop police harassment of refugees.
8. Pressure piles on Kenya to stop refugee relocation
The Star January 23, 2013
INTERNATIONAL pressure continued to mount yesterday on Kenya's bid to relocate over 50,000 refugees out of its major cities for security reasons.
Just a day after UNHCR-Kenya opposed the move, another organisation; Human Rights Watch released a press release yesterday opposing the move.
9. Reprieve for urban refugees in Kenya but fear persists
IRIN January 24, 2013
Urban refugees in Kenya, threated with relocation to overcrowded refugee camps, are breathing a sigh of relief following a High Court ruling that has provisionally halted the move.
10. UNHCR says over 1.1 million refugees in the Horn of Africa
China daily January 23, 2013
There are 1.1 million Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa region as of Dec. 31, 2012, a UN refugee agency said on Saturday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa region included 532,660 in Kenya, 219,057 in Yemen, 214,167 in Ethiopia, and 29,603 in Uganda among other countries, the UNHCR said in its latest Somalia Factsheet released in Nairobi on Saturday.
11. Hunger brings more Somali refugees to Ethiopia
Refugees are arriving to Ethiopia's Dolo Ado refugee camp in greater numbers, driven by poor rains and ongoing conflict in Somalia. While famine is not expected to return to the East African country, hunger remains a problem for families forced to leave their homes in search of food.
12. Somali refugees in the region as of January 15 2013
Somaliland Sun, January 21, 2013
Somalilandsun - The number of Somali refugees in the countries surrounding Somalia are reported to be over 1,022,437, among them 84,400 in the republic of Somaliland.
13. Refugees from Somalia's civil war not welcome - Somali Journalist
CBC News January 15, 2013
We started this segment with a clip from Sa'ed Hassan, a Somali refugee living in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, Kenya, also known as "Little Mogadishu." Tens of thousands of Somali refugees live in the neighbourhood; home since fleeing the civil war in the 1990s.
14. France to give 1 million euros to help displaced Somalis
All Africa News, January 09 2013
The Government of France on Wednesday (January 9th) pledged to give a million Euros (US$1.3 million) to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons, migrant populations and refugees in Somalia
15. Plight of Somali boat people must stop: UN expert says after latest tragedy
UN News 21 December 2012
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged authorities in Somalia to address the root causes that prompt people to put their lives at risk and flee the country, after 55 Somali refugees and migrants drowned in the latest boat disaster in the Gulf of Aden.
16. Arrest and deportation of refugees to Ethiopia
Ethio Forum, January 12, 2013
The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its informants that the government of Djibouti has arbitrarily arrested 43 refugees from Ethiopia (Oromo and Ogdenian nationals) and deported the, to Ethiopia. All these refugees, who were picked up by the Djibouti security…
17. Ethiopia's resettlement scheme leaves lives shattered and UK facing questions
A 'villagisation' programme has left many people from Ethiopia's Gambella region bereft of land and loved ones, casting donor support in an unflattering light
18. Horn migrants use new, more dangerous, routes through Malawi
IRIN January 21 2013
On 20 June 2012, a group of undocumented Ethiopian migrants boarded a boat on the shores of Lake Malawi and headed southwards. A few minutes after departing, the overloaded boat sank, drowning 49 of its passengers.
19. Attempted coup fails in Eritrea
Ethiopia Media Forum
ERITREA, a sliver of a nation in the Horn of Africa that is one of the most secretive and repressive countries in the world, was cast into confusion on Monday after mutinous soldiers stormed the Ministry of Information and took over the state-run television service, apparently in a coup attempt.
20. Sudanese refugees flee conflict into Ethiopia
Pana press January, 09 2013
An influx of Sudanese and Somali refugees has been recorded in five camps in Ethiopia, with fresh arrivals expected due to the crisis in Sudan's Blue Nile state, aid agencies warned Wednesday.
21. Only 10 African migrants enter Israel in January
The Times of Israel January 31, 2013
Influx of asylum-seekers halted, interior minister says, but mission not complete while thousands still reside in the country
22. The urban challenge for refugees
IRIN January 09, 2013
Nouakchott/Dakar — Sequestering refugees in rural camps is no longer the norm: The most recent estimates indicate that almost half of refugees flock to urban areas and just one third to rural camps, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). But while agencies are adjusting their approaches, they are still struggling to match their response with their policies.


text: Severance laws by provinceEach province and territory has its own legislation that lays out compensation rules for terminated employees. The laws vary, but they all agree on two conditions: you have to have worked there for a minimum period of time — often three months — and lost the job through no fault of your own. If you're in a union, your collective agreement may spell out different severance guidelines, or there may be other provisions in your own contract. Employees under federal jurisdiction also have different rules. Under Canada's Labour Code, you are entitled to two different types of compensation for termination: pay in lieu of notice; and severance pay. These two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Payment in lieu of notice means your employer didn't give you the legally required written advance notice of your termination — usually two weeks — and instead just pays you the amount you would have earned in that same period. Employers can also give you a combination of a written notice and payment in lieu. For example, if you're entitled to four weeks' notice, you can get written notice for two weeks and another two weeks' salary. Federal jobs Many employers under federal jurisdiction, such as Canada Post, chartered banks and the RCMP have termination and severance rules dictated by the Canada Labour Code. Under the Code, you're entitled to two weeks' notice or two weeks' salary after you've done the job for three consecutive months. If you've had the job for at least 12 consecutive months, you're legally entitled to two days' regular wages for each year of completed employment, plus five days. Alberta: You must complete at least three consecutive months on the job to be entitled to notice or pay in lieu. After three months, you get one week's notice. The amount of notice increases for years worked to a maximum eight weeks' notice for 10-plus years of service. Employers can also choose a combination of notice and pay. http://work.alberta.ca/documents/Termination-of-Employment-and-Temp-Layoff.pdf British Columbia: You are eligible for a single week's notice or pay once you've worked between three consecutive months and one year for that employer. You can get another week's worth of salary for each year on the job to a maximum of eight weeks. http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/termination.htm Manitoba: Workers are entitled to one week's notice or pay after just 30 days on the job and that increases to a maximum of eight weeks' worth for employees who have worked at least 10 years. Employers can give you the required written notice or pay, or a combination. http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,terminate-employment-after-apr-30-07,factsheet.html#q1449 New Brunswick: If you've worked less than six months, you're not entitled to any termination notice or pay. After six months, you can get two weeks' worth. It remains at two weeks until you've completed five years on the job, when the notice period doubles to four weeks. http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/petl-epft/PDF/es/NoticeOfDismissalLayoffTermination-AvisDeCongediementDeMise.pdf Newfoundland and Labrador: Employees may get notice or pay in lieu. No additional severance is legally required. You must work three months before you're entitled to any notice or pay in lieu. Between three months and one year, you get one week's worth. The maximum is six weeks' notice after 15 years of employment. http://www.gov.nl.ca/lra/faq/ls_termination.html Nova Scotia: Employees are entitled to notice or pay in lieu, but no additional severance. You're entitled to a single weeks' notice or pay after working three months, but less than two years. Between two and five years, you get two weeks' notice or pay to a maximum of four weeks for 10 years of service. http://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/endingemploymentfaq.asp Ontario: Employees in Ontario can be entitled to severance pay and notice/pay in lieu. Severance pay takes longer to earn. You can get termination pay or notice if you've worked less than a year, but severance is due after five years. Severance pay is due when: You've worked for the employer for five years or more AND Your employer has an Ontario payroll of more than $2.5 million OR Terminated 50 or more people within six months. Employees who've worked less than one year get a week's worth of notice or pay. The advance notice/pay period increases almost weekly for each year worked to a maximum of eight years. http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es//tools/esworkbook/termsev.php Prince Edward Island: If you've worked between six months and five years, you're entitled to two weeks' worth of notice or pay. After five years, that period doubles to four weeks. http://www.gov.pe.ca/labour/index.php3?number=1025373&lang=E Quebec: After three months, you get one week's notice or pay. Between one and five years, you get two weeks to a maximum of eight weeks' notice for 10 years of employment. http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/end-of-employment/notice-of-termination-of-employment/ Saskatchewan: Once you've completed three months on the job, you're entitled to one week's notice. Between one and three years, you get two weeks, to a maximum of eight weeks' notice for 10 years or more. http://www.lrws.gov.sk.ca/rights-responsibilities Nunavut After 90 days of employment, you can get two weeks' notice or pay. After three years, you get an additional weeks' worth for every year to a maximum of eight weeks. http://www.justice.gov.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=CURRENT+CONSOLIDATIONS+OF+ACTS+AND+REGULATIONS&letter=L Northwest Territories Employers must give at least two weeks' notice or pay if you've worked more than 90 days and more than 25 hours per week. The notice jumps to two weeks after three years on the job and then increases each year to a maximum of eight weeks for eight years. http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/advanced-education/employment-standards/frequently-asked-questions/termination-and-termination-pay Yukon You must complete at least six months on the job to get one week's notice or pay. After a year, you can get two weeks' notice and the amount increases again after three years to a limit of eight weeks' notice for eight or more years of work. http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/pdf/Employment_Standards_FAQ_FINALMay_2014Bookmarke.pdf


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The Hordes Primal Preview Pops Up From Privateer Press
April 27, 2016 by brennon
A preview of Hordes: Primal has popped up explaining what's going to be inside the pages of this new tome from Privateer Press. Take a look at the impressive cover too...
"Beyond the industrialized world, formidable factions harness the power of magic, nature, and the unnatural to vie for domination of their realms. Battle in this wilderness is waged by potent warlocks, arcane warriors who wield the savage power of their warbeasts.
Their consciousness magically linked, a warlock and a horde of warbeasts possess the power of a small army. When leading an army, they are more than a match for the mightiest forces of the Iron Kingdoms."
Inside you get...
- Complete core rules for the game, packed with examples to illustrate key concepts.
- In-depth histories of the wild tribes and organizations of the Iron Kingdoms and the conflicts that have shaped them, from the stalwart Trollblood kriels and the enigmatic druids of the Circle Orboros to the dragon worshipers of the Legion of Everblight.
- A selection of detailed army profiles and game stats for the powerful characters, warbeasts, and soldiers to help you muster a customized army for combat.
- An instructional painting and hobby guide that will show you how to bring both your miniatures and your tabletop battlefield to life.
- A summary of the rules for WARMACHINE, the fully compatible companion game that shows the steam-powered side of the Iron Kingdoms.
Not bad right? I can see people really enjoying this change in the rules with plenty of new options for beginners.
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